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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of pyralid moths, erected for certain small European, North American, and African forms. Its species have since been separated and the so-called cabbage pionea of North America is now placed in the genus Evergestis.
  • noun [lowercase] A moth of this genus.

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