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psychopsid

psychopsid noun: any insect of the silky lacewing family, Psychopsidae.

psychopsid: any insect of the silky lacewing family, Psychopsidae
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Noun

psychopsid (plural psychopsids)

  1. Any insect of the silky lacewing family, Psychopsidae.
    • Some of the Australian specimens are classified with the psychopsids (family Psychopsidae), an alder fly group occurring solely in Australia, where it is known as the silky lace-wing due to the brilliantly colored wings and the long, silky hair.1976, Bernhard Grzimek, Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Evolution, page 265
    • As will be repeatedly seen in many Neuroptera families, psychopsids had a wider distribution during the Mesozoic and Tertiary.2005, David Grimaldi, Evolution of the Insects, page 342
    Synonyms:
    silky lacewing

Synonyms of psychopsid

Forms of psychopsid

pluralpsychopsids

Questions about psychopsid

What does psychopsid mean?
Psychopsid means any insect of the silky lacewing family, Psychopsidae.
What part of speech is psychopsid?
Psychopsid is a noun.
What is the plural of psychopsid?
The plural of psychopsid is psychopsids.

Words near psychopsid in the dictionary

  1. psychopragmatics
  2. psychoprophylactic
  3. psychoprophylactic method
  4. psychoprophylactic methods
  5. psychoprophylaxis
  6. psychopsid
  7. psychopsids
  8. psychoradiology
  9. psychorheological
  10. psychorheology
  11. psychorubin

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