'Phalaena' definitions:

Definition of 'Phalaena'

From: GCIDE
  • Phalaena \Pha*l[ae]"na\ (f[.a]*l[=e]"n[.a]), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. fa`laina, fa`llaina, a kind of moth.] (Zool.) A linn[ae]an genus which included the moths in general. [1913 Webster]