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Trichoptera

plural noun
Tri·chop·tera | \-tərə\

Definition of Trichoptera 

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

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Other Words from Trichoptera

trichopteran \-rən \ adjective or noun
trichopterous \-rəs \ adjective

History and Etymology for Trichoptera

New Latin, from trich- + -ptera

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trichopteran

trichopteron

Trichopterygidae

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