Psychopsid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Psychopsid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any insect of the silky lacewing family, Psychopsidae.
Meaning
(zoology) Any insect of the silky lacewing family, Psychopsidae.
Example Sentences
While many fossil psychopsids were recorded from the Mesozoic, few representatives have been described from the Tertiary.
As will be repeatedly seen in many Neuroptera families, psychopsids had a wider distribution during the Mesozoic and Tertiary.
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.
Word Forms
- psychopsids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include psychodid, psychid, psocopteran, archipsocid, psyche, chrysopid.
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