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单词 psocid
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psocid

[ soh-sid, sos-id ]
/ ˈsoʊ sɪd, ˈsɒs ɪd /

noun

any of numerous minute winged insects of the family Psocidae (order Psocoptera), including most of the common barklice, having mouth parts adapted for chewing and feeding on fungi, lichens, algae, decaying plant material, etc., and occurring on the bark of trees and the leaves of plants.
any member of the order Psocoptera, comprising the booklice and barklice.

Origin of psocid

1890–95; <New Latin Psocidae, equivalent to Psoc(us) name of a genus (<Greek psôchos dust) + -idae-id2

OTHER WORDS FROM psocid

pso·cine [soh-sahyn, sos-ahyn], /ˈsoʊ saɪn, ˈsɒs aɪn/, adjective

Words nearby psocid

PSNI, psoas, psoas abscess, psoas major, psoas minor, psocid, psora, psoralea, psoralen, psorelcosis, psoriasiform
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Example sentences from the Web for psocid

  • In shape of body and character of the mouth-parts they are most nearly allied to the Psocid.

    Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley

  • These insects are very closely allied to the Psocid in their habits.

    The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies|W. Harcourt Bath
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