tri·chop·ter·an (tr -k p t r-n)n. An insect of the order Trichoptera, constituting the caddis flies. [From New Latin Trichoptera, order name : Greek trikho-, tricho- + Greek -pteron, wing; see -pter.] |
trichopteran [traɪˈkɒptərən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any insect of the order Trichoptera, which comprises the caddis flies
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also trichopterous [trɪˈkɒptərəs] of, relating to, or belonging to the order Trichoptera
[from New Latin Trichoptera, literally: having hairy wings, from Greek thrix a hair + pteron wing]
| trichopteran (tr-kptr-n) 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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  trichopteran - caddis fly insect - small air-breathing arthropod order Trichoptera, Trichoptera - an order of insects consisting of caddis flies caddice fly, caddice-fly, caddis fly, caddis-fly - small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae |
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