urbicolae

Urbicolae

Ur*bic"o*l[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. urbs, urbis, a city + colere to inhabit.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive family of butterflies, including those known as skippers (Hesperiad[ae]).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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