See Also: Trichoptera(medicine)
Trichoptera(dictionary)

Trichoptera (iou)



Trichoptera noun pl. E19.
[mod. Latin, formed as TRICHO-1 + Greek pteron wing: see -A3.]
(Members of) an order of insects comprising the caddis-flies.
trichopteran adjective & noun (a) adjective = trichopterous; (b) noun a member of the order Trichoptera, a caddis-fly: M19.
trichopterous adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Trichoptera E19.