Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silky lacewing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: silky lacewing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any insect of the family Psychopsidae.

Example Sentences

"The beautiful silky lacewings (Psychopsidae) have their headquarters in Australia, where some 12 species have been described."
"Psychopsidae, the silky lacewings, is clearly the most plesiomorphic family of the superfamily, with 26 species conforming to an early Gondwanan distribution in South Africa, Australia, and parts of Asia."
"The suborder consists of five extant families; the Psychopsidae (silky lacewings), Nemopteridae (spoon- or thread- winged lacewings), Nymphidae (split-footed lacewings), Myrmeleontidae (antlions), and Ascalaphidae (owlflies)."

Inflected Forms

silky lacewings (plural)

Synonyms

psychopsid

Questions

What does silky lacewing mean?: Any insect of the family Psychopsidae.

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