Drepanidae

plural noun

Dre·​pan·​i·​dae

drəˈpanəˌdē

: a family of small slender moths usually having the tips of the forewings hooked see hooktip

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Drepana, type genus (from Greek drepanē sickle) + -idae; from the shape of the forewings

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