Psocidae

plural noun

Psoci·​dae

-ōsəˌdē,

-äs-

: a family of small soft-bodied winged insects (order Corrodentia) related to the book lice, widely distributed, and feeding upon lichens, fungi, and decaying vegetation

psocine

-ōˌsīn

äˌs-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Psocus, type genus + -idae

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