Phycosecid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phycosecid is a noun meaning (zoology, rare) Any member of the Phycosecidae, a family of beetles.
Meaning
(zoology, rare) Any member of the Phycosecidae, a family of beetles.
Example Sentences
Phycosecids occur on beaches and often feed on dead fish.
Phycosecids live in sandy areas that border marine littoral zones.
Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.
Word Forms
- phycosecids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cerophytid, physonect, saprophagan, phycophyte, ophiothricid, fungiid.
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