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TRICHOPTERA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An order of insects consisting of caddis flies
Synonyms:
order Trichoptera; Trichoptera
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Trichoptera" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Trichoptera"):
trichopteran; trichopteron; trichopterous insect (caddis fly)
caddisworm; strawworm (larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris)
Holonyms ("Trichoptera" is a member of...):
class Hexapoda; class Insecta; Hexapoda; Insecta (insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species)