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psocopteran

psocopteran noun: any insect of the order Psocoptera.

psocopteran: any insect of the order Psocoptera
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Noun

psocopteran (plural psocopterans)

  1. Any insect of the order Psocoptera.
    • Thrips probably evolved from primitive Psocopterans approximately 250 million years ago.[…]The Liposcelidae include the common "book lice" (Liposcelis) psocopterans, which are wingless and also found in mammal nests.2002, Niles Eldredge, Life on Earth, page 152
    • The psocopterans most readers are likely to encounter seem more social parasites than social.2006, James T. Costa, The Other Insect Societies, page 193
    Synonyms:
    bark fly, bark louse, book louse, psocid

Synonyms of psocopteran

Forms of psocopteran

pluralpsocopterans

Origin of psocopteran

From translingual Psocoptera + -an.

Questions about psocopteran

What does psocopteran mean?
Psocopteran means any insect of the order Psocoptera.
What part of speech is psocopteran?
Psocopteran is a noun.
What is the plural of psocopteran?
The plural of psocopteran is psocopterans.

Words near psocopteran in the dictionary

  1. psoatic
  2. psocid
  3. psocids
  4. psocodean
  5. psocodeans
  6. psocopteran
  7. psocopterans
  8. psocopterous
  9. PSOE
  10. psogoi
  11. psogos

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