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lithosian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lithosian
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various moths once grouped in the former family Lithosiidae, now mostly classified in the subfamily Arctiinae of family Erebidae.

Etymology

From Latin Lithosia, the typical genus, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone, a rock”).

Inflected Forms

Lithosians (plural)

Questions

What does lithosian mean?
Any of various moths once grouped in the former family Lithosiidae, now mostly classified in the subfamily Arctiinae of family Erebidae.
Where does lithosian come from?
From Latin Lithosia, the typical genus, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone, a rock”).

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