Ithonid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ithonid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any insect of the moth lacewing family Ithonidae.
Meaning
(zoology) Any insect of the moth lacewing family Ithonidae.
Example Sentences
Like the ithonids, they appear to be an isolated and ancient family.
The second, and most important, event was the publication of his first scientific paper (Adams 1950) - a short note on the rare North American ithonid Oliarces clara Banks.
2008, Lionel Stange, Lacewings, Antlions and Mantispids (Neuroptera), John L. Capinera, Encyclopedia of Entomology, Volume 4, page 2105, Some species of ithonids (Ithone, Megalithone and Oliarces) have been observed swarming in vast numbers for short periods of time.
Word Forms
- ithonids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ithomiine, thyridid, tineodid, lyonetiid, yponomeutid, heliodinid.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.