"psocid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: psocids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} psocid (plural psocids)
  1. (zoology) Any insect of the order Psocoptera. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Barklice Synonyms (any species of Psocoptera): bark fly, bark louse, book louse, psocopteran

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