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trichopteran

American

[trih-kop-ter-uhn] / trɪˈkɒp tər ən /

adjective

trichopterous.

noun

Also a trichopterous insect; caddisfly.

trichopteran British

/ traɪˈkɒptərən /

noun

any insect of the order Trichoptera , which comprises the caddis flies

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adjective

Also: trichopterous. of, relating to, or belonging to the order Trichoptera

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

trichopteran Scientific

/ trĭ-kŏp′tər-ən /

Any of various small, freshwater insects of the order Trichoptera. Trichopterans have two pairs of wings covered with hairs, and often have hair on the head and thorax. The caddisflies are trichopterans.

Etymology

Origin of trichopteran

1835–45; < New Latin Trichopter ( a ) ( see trichopterous) + -an

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