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psocopterans

psocopterans is the plural of psocopteran.

Meaning of psocopteran

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
    Synonyms:
    bark fly, bark louse, book louse, psocid

Questions about psocopterans

What is psocopterans the plural of?
Psocopterans is the plural of psocopteran.

Words near psocopterans in the dictionary

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

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