| 释义 |
psocid Ent.|ˈsəʊkɪd, -sɪd|
[f. mod.L. family name Psocidæ, f. generic name Psocus (J. C. Fabricius Supplementum Entomologiæ Systematicæ (1798) 198), f. Gr. ψώχ-ειν to grind: see -id3.]
A small winged or wingless insect with long, segmented antennæ, belonging to the family Psocidæ or the order Psocoptera, which includes book-lice and other pests feeding on fungi, algæ, cereal products, or decaying vegetable or animal matter.
1891Insect Life IV. 188 The correspondence is less striking than that of a Mallophagan with a Psocid. 1922Entomol. Monthly Mag. LVIII. 104 The occurrence of various species of Psocids..inside houses, has been frequently observed. 1959[see bark-louse]. 1967M. E. Hale Biol. Lichens xi. 159 Psocids, lice-like insects that infest larch trees, also eat lichens. 1975R. D. Hughes Living Insects ix. 226 Psocids are omnivorous, feeding on fragments of plant or animal materials. |