Trichoptera

plural noun

Tri·​chop·​tera

-tərə

: an order of insects consisting of the caddis flies and formerly treated as a suborder of Neuroptera

trichopteran

-rən 

adjective or noun

trichopterous

-rəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from trich- + -ptera

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