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trichoptera


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phryganeides  \Phryg`a*ne"i*des\,  n.  pl  [NL.,  fr  Phryganea  the 
  typical  genus,  fr  Gr  ?  a  dry  stick.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  tribe  of  neuropterous  insects  which  includes  the  caddice 
  flies;  --  called  also  {Trichoptera}.  See  {Trichoptera}. 
  [Written  also  {Phryganides}.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trichoptera  \Tri*chop"te*ra\,  n.  pl  [NL.,  fr  Gr  tri`x, 
  tricho`s,  a  hair  +  ?  wing.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  suborder  of  Neuroptera  usually  having  the  wings  covered 
  with  minute  hairs.  It  comprises  the  caddice  flies,  and  is 
  considered  by  some  to  be  a  distinct  order 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Trichoptera 
  n  :  an  order  of  insects  consisting  of  caddis  flies  [syn:  {Trichoptera}, 
  {order  Trichoptera}] 




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