Noun: pyralid pi-ru-lid
- Usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
"The European corn borer is a notorious pyralid pest";
- pyralid moth
Derived forms: pyralids
Type of: moth
Part of: family Pyralidae, family Pyralididae, Pyralidae, Pyralididae
Encyclopedia: Pyralid