Psocid
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any insect of the family Psocidae.
"Psocids (New 1987) are free-living insects that feed on microflora and organic debris on surfaces of vegetation or on other surfaces.[…]Psocids are frequently gregarious as nymphs or adults and may even group together under a communal web."
- 2 small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter wordnet
Example
More examples"Psocids (New 1987) are free-living insects that feed on microflora and organic debris on surfaces of vegetation or on other surfaces.[…]Psocids are frequently gregarious as nymphs or adults and may even group together under a communal web."
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Psocidae.