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phycosecid

phycosecid noun: any member of the Phycosecidae, a family of beetles.

Noun

phycosecid (plural phycosecids)

  1. (rare) Any member of the Phycosecidae, a family of beetles.
    • Phycosecids occur on beaches and often feed on dead fish.1994, John Francis Lawrence, Australian beetles, page 11
    • Phycosecids live in sandy areas that border marine littoral zones.2010, Richard A.B. Leschen, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)

Forms of phycosecid

pluralphycosecids

Questions about phycosecid

What does phycosecid mean?
Phycosecid means any member of the Phycosecidae, a family of beetles.
What part of speech is phycosecid?
Phycosecid is a noun.
What is the plural of phycosecid?
The plural of phycosecid is phycosecids.

Words near phycosecid in the dictionary

  1. phycophyte
  2. phycophytes
  3. phycophytic
  4. phycoplast
  5. phycoplasts
  6. phycosecid
  7. phycosecids
  8. phycosphere
  9. phycospheres
  10. phycotoxin
  11. phycotoxins

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