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polystoechotid

polystoechotid noun: any insect of the giant lacewing family, Polystoechotidae.

polystoechotid: any insect of the giant lacewing family, Polystoechotidae
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Noun

polystoechotid (plural polystoechotids)

  1. Any insect of the giant lacewing family, Polystoechotidae.
    • If L. lineata is considered a polystoechotid, then the position of the primary fork of MP does not necessarily indicate that the two specimens are forewings[…].1987, Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, volume 25, page 446
    • Polystoechotids, or giant lacewings, are among the largest of North American neuropterans, and among the least known.1997, Walter Creighton Brown, Species of the Guentheri group of Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from the Philippines: Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, volume 50, page 87
    Synonyms:
    giant lacewing

Synonyms of polystoechotid

Forms of polystoechotid

pluralpolystoechotids

Questions about polystoechotid

What does polystoechotid mean?
Polystoechotid means any insect of the giant lacewing family, Polystoechotidae.
What part of speech is polystoechotid?
Polystoechotid is a noun.
What is the plural of polystoechotid?
The plural of polystoechotid is polystoechotids.

Words near polystoechotid in the dictionary

  1. polystichous
  2. polystick
  3. polysticks
  4. polystilbene
  5. polystilbenes
  6. polystoechotid
  7. polystoechotids
  8. polystomatous
  9. polystome
  10. polystomes
  11. polystomous

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