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Definition of Gracilariid
1. Noun. Small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gracilariid
Literary usage of Gracilariid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1914)
"... it passes the first two instars during both of which it is of the flat
specialized gracilariid type (pi. 2, fig. 5), whitish, without legs, ..."
2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia by Royal Society of South Australia (1896)
"I have endeavored to give a complete list of all the species known to occur in
the district of Moreton Bay. gracilariid. ..."