Definition of Trichopterygidae
:a family of clavicorn beetles having 3-jointed tarsi and the wings fringed with long hairs and including the smallest beetles known
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Trichopterygidae
plural noun
Tri·chop·ter·yg·i·dae
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Origin and Etymology of trichopterygidae
New Latin, from Trichopteryg-, Trichopteryx, type genus (from trich- + -pteryx) + -idae
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