Family Atropidae (Noun)
Meaning
Booklice.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Booklice belong to the infraorder Psocoptera, but are more closely related to the family Atropidae than they are to the common paper louse.
- Family Atropidae contains species that resemble small to medium-sized cockroaches.
- Species of family Atropidae can cause damage to starchy materials and household products.
- Insecticidal soap can be used to kill species of family Atropidae in a house.
- A key feature that distinguishes species of family Atropidae from booklice is their long antennae.