Pyralis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pyralis is a noun meaning A species of firefly, Photinus pyralis.
Meaning
A species of firefly, Photinus pyralis.
More Meanings
- A moth of the genus Pyralis.
Example Sentences
This once happened in a hemp field destroyed by a pyralis, described by me in a special memoir.
What would have been the opinion of the public, seeing e.g. a butterfly and a pyralis placed in the same genus ?
When a pyralis female sees a flash of the appropriate characteristics, she waits 2 seconds and then emits her own half-second flash.
At first there was a belief that the caterpillar was that of a pyralis like that which caused such great loss to beet growers in southern Russia, Roumania and North America.
Word Forms
- pyralises
- pyralides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pyralid, pyraloid, lampyrine, lampyrid, pyrochroid, lanternfly.
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