Corrodentia

Corrodentia
noun
an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda

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\\ˌkȯrəˈdenchēə\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin neuter plural of corrodent-, corrodens
: an order of small soft-bodied insects having chewing mouthparts and either two pairs of wings held over the back like a roof or no wings at all, the best-known members of the order being the book lice

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Corrodentia /ko-rə-denˈshyə/ plural noun
The Psocoptera, or booklice, etc
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Main Entry: ↑corrode

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