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psocid

psocid noun: any barklouse of the family Psocidae.

psocid: any barklouse of the family Psocidae
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Noun

psocid (plural psocids)

  1. Any barklouse of the family Psocidae.
    • Psocids (New 1987) are free-living insects that feed on microflora and organic debris on surfaces of vegetation or on other surfaces.[…]Psocids are frequently gregarious as nymphs or adults and may even group together under a communal web.1993, Charles Leonard Hogue, Latin American Insects and Entomology, page 186
    • The houe psocid, Liposcelis bostrychophilus, is a tropical species, but it occurs primarily in households in temperate regions.2005, William H. Robinson, Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban Entomology, page 367
    Synonyms:
    bark fly, bark louse, book louse, psocopteran

Synonyms of psocid

Forms of psocid

pluralpsocids

Origin of psocid

Borrowed from Translingual Psocidae.

Questions about psocid

What does psocid mean?
Psocid means any barklouse of the family Psocidae.
What part of speech is psocid?
Psocid is a noun.
What is the plural of psocid?
The plural of psocid is psocids.

Words near psocid in the dictionary

  1. psoas
  2. psoas major
  3. psoas minor
  4. psoases
  5. psoatic
  6. psocid
  7. psocids
  8. psocodean
  9. psocodeans
  10. psocopteran
  11. psocopterans

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