ˈpirələ̇s noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from pyr fire — more at pyr-
1. plural pyralides obsolete : a fly fabled as born from or living in fire
2.
[New Latin, from Latin]
a. capitalized : the type genus of the family Pyralididae — see meal moth
b. plural pyralis·es -lə̇sə̇z or py·ral·i·des pə̇ˈraləˌdēz, pīˈr- : any moth of the genus Pyralis