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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the small delicate moths which compose the family Pterophoridæ (or Alucitidæ so called from the division of the wings into plume-like parts or feathery lobes.
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- noun zoology Any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophoridae. Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more
plumelike lobes . Some species areinjurious to thegrapevine .
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