The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phalaenid
Phalaenid \Pha*l[ae]"nid\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a kind od moth.] (Zo["o]l.) Any moth of the family Phal[ae]nid[ae], of which the cankerworms are examples; a geometrid.
Wiktionary
phalaenid
n. (context zoology English) Any moth of the family Phalaenidae; a geometrid.