Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A running messenger; a courier.
- Pertaining to or resembling the lepidopterous family Cossidæ.
- noun A moth of the family Cossidæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Anglo-Indian A
courier ormessenger . - noun zoology Any member of the Cossidae.
Etymologies
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From Arabic قاصد ("courier").
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Examples
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The larvae of a large cossid moth, often found in the trunks of river red gums, constitute an important part of the traditional diet.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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The larvae of a large cossid moth, often found in the trunks of river red gums, constitute an important part of the traditional diet.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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Young trees in Malaysia have been damaged severely by the cossid moth Zeuzera coffeae and a ring bark borer (family Hepialidae).
Chapter 5 1983
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