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Definition of Phthiraptera in English: Phthirapteraplural noun (f)θɪˈraptərəTHīˈraptərə Entomology An order of insects that is sometimes applied, comprising both the sucking lice and the biting lice. Example sentencesExamples - Rearranged mt genomes have not been found in the Hemiptera, but have been found in all species studied from the Phthiraptera, Psocoptera, and Thysanoptera.
- The Hemiptera (bugs, cicadas, whiteflies, aphids, etc.), the Thysanoptera, the Psocoptera (psocids, book lice, and bark lice), and the Phthiraptera form the hemipteroid assemblage.
- The hemipteroid assemblage has four orders of insects: Hemiptera (bugs, cicadas, whiteflies, aphids, etc.), Phthiraptera, Psocoptera (psocids, book lice, and bark lice), and Thysanoptera (thrips).
Origin Modern Latin (plural), from Greek phtheir 'louse' + pteron 'wing'. Definition of Phthiraptera in US English: Phthirapteraplural nounTHīˈraptərə Entomology An order of insects comprising both the sucking lice and the biting lice. Example sentencesExamples - The Hemiptera (bugs, cicadas, whiteflies, aphids, etc.), the Thysanoptera, the Psocoptera (psocids, book lice, and bark lice), and the Phthiraptera form the hemipteroid assemblage.
- The hemipteroid assemblage has four orders of insects: Hemiptera (bugs, cicadas, whiteflies, aphids, etc.), Phthiraptera, Psocoptera (psocids, book lice, and bark lice), and Thysanoptera (thrips).
- Rearranged mt genomes have not been found in the Hemiptera, but have been found in all species studied from the Phthiraptera, Psocoptera, and Thysanoptera.
Origin Modern Latin (plural), from Greek phtheir ‘louse’ + pteron ‘wing’. |