The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pterophore
Pterophore \Pter"o*phore\, n. [Gr. ? a feather + fe`rein to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) Any moth of the genus Pterophorus and allied genera; a plume moth. See Plume moth, under Plume.
Wiktionary
pterophore
n. (context zoology English) Any moth of ''Pterophorus'' and allied genus; a plume moth.