ˌyüptəˈrōd.əˌdē, -räd.- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Eupterote, type genus (from eu- + Greek pterōtē, feminine of pterōtos feathered, from pteron feather) + -idae — more at feather
: a family of large moths having strongly pectinate antennae and lacking proboscis and tympanum