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TRICHOPTERA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An order of insects consisting of caddis flies

Synonyms:

order Trichoptera; Trichoptera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Trichoptera" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Trichoptera"):

trichopteran; trichopteron; trichopterous insect (caddis fly)

caddisworm; strawworm (larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris)

Holonyms ("Trichoptera" is a member of...):

class Hexapoda; class Insecta; Hexapoda; Insecta (insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species)

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