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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.

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pterophore

n. (context zoology English) Any moth of ''Pterophorus'' and allied genus; a plume moth.