Epiblema

See also: epiblema

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίβλημα n (epíblēma, “cover”).

Proper noun

Epiblema n or f

  1. (neuter) A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – Epiblema grandiflorum, a single species of orchid from Western Australia. [from 1810]
  2. (feminine) A taxonomic genus within the family Tortricidae – certain leafroller moths, present throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere. [from 1825]
  3. (†Epiblema, feminine, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Neoepiblemidae – certain extinct rodents; synonym of Neoepiblema. [1886-1889]

Derived terms

References

plant genus
moth genus
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