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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of moths, typical of the family Pyralidæ, having a conspicuous proboscis and ascending palpi. About a dozen species are known, mainly European. P. farinalis is a cosmopolitan flour-pest.

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  • noun type genus of the Pyralidae

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