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coniopterygids

coniopterygids is the plural of coniopterygid.

Meaning of coniopterygid

Noun

coniopterygid (plural coniopterygids)

  1. Any insect of the family Coniopterygidae of dustywings.
    • The coniopterygid, Conwentzia africana Meinander, is considered to be one of the most important predators of B.^([Bemisia]) tabaci in East and southern Africa, and has been observed feeding directly on nymphs in Malawi and Kenya (D. Gerling, personal records) as well as in Uganda (Legg, 1995).2003, J. Legg, D. Gerling, P. Neuenschwander, “6: Biological Control of Whiteflies in Sub-Saharan Africa”, in Peter Neuenschwander, Christian Borgemeister, Juergen Langewald, editors, Biological...
    Synonyms:
    dusty lacewing, dustywing

Questions about coniopterygids

What is coniopterygids the plural of?
Coniopterygids is the plural of coniopterygid.

Words near coniopterygids in the dictionary

  1. coniocyst
  2. coniocysts
  3. coniology
  4. coniophoraceous
  5. coniopterygid
  6. coniopterygids
  7. conioses
  8. coniosetin
  9. coniosis
  10. coniotomies
  11. coniotomy

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