CRAMBIDAE


Meaning of CRAMBIDAE in English

ˈkrambəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Crambus, type genus + -idae

in some especially former classifications : a family that comprises small moths which wrap the wings about the body when at rest and that is now usually made a subfamily of Pyralididae — compare chilo , corn borer , grass moth

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.