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Limacodidae

Li·​ma·​cod·​i·​dae | \ ˌlīməˈkädəˌdē\

Definition of Limacodidae

: a family of hairy robust yellow to brown moths often strikingly marked with color and including some with severely urticating hairs — see cup moth

History and Etymology for Limacodidae

New Latin, from Limacodes, included genus (from Latin limac-, limax slug + New Latin -odes) + -idae

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