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Definition of Psocoptera in English: Psocopteraplural noun sə(ʊ)ˈkɒptərəsōˈkäptərə Entomology An order of insects that comprises the booklice and other psocids. 〔昆〕啮虫目 Example sentencesExamples - For the other two hemipteroid orders, Thysanoptera and Psocoptera, only partial mtDNA sequences are available.
- The Hemiptera (bugs, cicadas, whiteflies, aphids, etc.), the Thysanoptera, the Psocoptera (psocids, book lice, and bark lice), and the Phthiraptera form the hemipteroid assemblage.
- The hemipteroid assemblage has four orders of insects: Hemiptera (bugs, cicadas, whiteflies, aphids, etc.), Phthiraptera, Psocoptera (psocids, book lice, and bark lice), and Thysanoptera (thrips).
Derivativesnoun & adjective Entomology Comparisons between fully characterized mt genomes of a range of hemipterans, thrips, psocopterans, and lice should provide further insight into the mechanisms of gene rearrangement in animal mt genomes. Example sentencesExamples - Based on the close relationship of thrips to the lophioneurid psocopteroids, it is likely that the Triassic and Jurassic thrips were saprophagous, just as the psocopterans and merothripids are today.
- The hemipteroid assemblage (bugs, thrips, psocopterans, and lice) is particularly interesting because it is thought to be the sister group of the Endopterygota.
OriginModern Latin (plural), from Psocus (genus name) + pteron 'wing'. Definition of Psocoptera in US English: Psocopteraplural nounsōˈkäptərə Entomology An order of insects that comprises the booklice and other psocids. 〔昆〕啮虫目 Example sentencesExamples - The hemipteroid assemblage has four orders of insects: Hemiptera (bugs, cicadas, whiteflies, aphids, etc.), Phthiraptera, Psocoptera (psocids, book lice, and bark lice), and Thysanoptera (thrips).
- The Hemiptera (bugs, cicadas, whiteflies, aphids, etc.), the Thysanoptera, the Psocoptera (psocids, book lice, and bark lice), and the Phthiraptera form the hemipteroid assemblage.
- For the other two hemipteroid orders, Thysanoptera and Psocoptera, only partial mtDNA sequences are available.
OriginModern Latin (plural), from Psocus (genus name) + pteron ‘wing’. |