olethreutid

noun

ole·​threu·​tid ¦ō-lə-¦thrü-təd 

plural -s

: a moth of the family Olethreutidae (now included in the family Tortricidae) : tortricid

olethreutid adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Olethreutidae

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

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