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sericostomatid

sericostomatid noun: any caddisfly of the family Sericostomatidae.

Noun

sericostomatid (plural sericostomatids)

  1. Any caddisfly of the family Sericostomatidae.
    • These can resemble the cases of Odontoceridae, but the latter has the posterior end partially closed by a single large sand grain, whereas those of sericostomatids have a membrane with a central round hole.2011, Peter C. Barnard, The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects

Forms of sericostomatid

pluralsericostomatids

Questions about sericostomatid

What does sericostomatid mean?
Sericostomatid means any caddisfly of the family Sericostomatidae.
What part of speech is sericostomatid?
Sericostomatid is a noun.
What is the plural of sericostomatid?
The plural of sericostomatid is sericostomatids.

Words near sericostomatid in the dictionary

  1. sericitize
  2. sericitized
  3. sericitizes
  4. sericitizing
  5. sericon
  6. sericostomatid
  7. sericostomatids
  8. sericteria
  9. sericterium
  10. sericultural
  11. sericulturally

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