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ithonid

ithonid noun: any insect of the moth lacewing family Ithonidae.

ithonid: any insect of the moth lacewing family Ithonidae
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Noun

ithonid (plural ithonids)

  1. Any insect of the moth lacewing family Ithonidae.
    • The second, and most important, event was the publication of his first scientific paper (Adams 1950) - a short note on the rare North American ithonid Oliarces clara Banks.1998, Journal of Neuropterology, volumes 1-2, page 76
    • Like the ithonids, they appear to be an isolated and ancient family.2005, Cedric Gillott, Entomology, 3rd edition, page 302
    Synonyms:
    moth lacewing

Synonyms of ithonid

Forms of ithonid

pluralithonids

Questions about ithonid

What does ithonid mean?
Ithonid means any insect of the moth lacewing family Ithonidae.
What part of speech is ithonid?
Ithonid is a noun.
What is the plural of ithonid?
The plural of ithonid is ithonids.

Words near ithonid in the dictionary

  1. Ithkuil
  2. ithm
  3. ithmid
  4. ithomiine
  5. ithomiines
  6. ithonid
  7. ithonids
  8. iths
  9. Ithuriel's spear
  10. ithycyphosis
  11. ithylordosis

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