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Phalaena
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phalaena
Translingual
Etymology
mul :bor la:phalaena 1
mul la phalaena, from mul grc φάλαινᾰ.
Proper noun
1 f
mul obsolete genus order Lepidoptera a Linnaean genus, former species of which are now in several genera, each in a different family
Hypernyms
family ; Glossata suborder suborder; Heteroneura infraorder infraorder; Noctuoidea superfamily superfamily; Noctuidae family family; Noctuinae subfamily subfamily
Hyponyms
obsolete genus Alucita genus (Alucitidae family); Attacus genus (Saturniidae family); Bombyx genus (Bombycidae family); Geometra genus (Geometridae family); Noctua genus (Noctuidae family); Pyralis genus (Pyralidae family); Tinea genus (Tineidae family); Tortrix genus (Tortricidae family) Linnaean subgenera, now genera in lepidopteran families shown in parentheses
Derived terms
Phalaenopsis genus
References
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genustaxon 2236
mul Noctuoid moths