"psocopteran" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: psocopterans [plural]
Etymology: Psocoptera + -an Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Psocoptera|order}} Psocoptera, {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} psocopteran (plural psocopterans)
  1. Any insect of the order Psocoptera. Categories (lifeform): Barklice Synonyms (any species of Psocoptera): bark fly, bark louse, book louse, psocid Translations (insect of the order Psocoptera): jäytiäinen (Finnish), psocottero [masculine] (Italian)

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