Psychopsidae

plural noun

Psy·​chop·​si·​dae

sīˈkäpsəˌdē

: a small family of chiefly tropical lacewings occurring in Australia and part of South America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Psychopsis, type genus (from Greek psychē butterfly + New Latin -opsis) + -idae

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