The moth Plutella xylostella, formerly P. maculipennis, an agricultural pest chiefly feeding on leaves of cruciferous crops and plants that produce glucosinolates.

Synonym of beach ball plot

A census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States.

plural of dialogue tag

(cricket) Synonym of platinum duck (“score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball of a team's innings”)

plural of diamond duck

(economics) A way of visualizing the relationship between the output price ratios, the input price ratios, and the endowment ratio of two goods.

(historical) A kind of astronomical diagram used to tell time in Ancient Egypt.

plural of diagonal calendar

(finance) In derivatives trading, an options spread position having features of both a calendar spread and a vertical spread. It is established by simultaneously buying and selling equal amount of option contracts of the same type (call or put) but with different strike prices and expiration dates.