Pronunciation: ' s ō -s ə d
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from New Latin Psocus, genus of lice
Date: 1891
: any of an order (Psocoptera syn. Corrodentia) of minute usually winged primitive insects (as a book louse) having simple mouthparts
Pronunciation: ' s ō -s ə d
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from New Latin Psocus, genus of lice
Date: 1891
: any of an order (Psocoptera syn. Corrodentia) of minute usually winged primitive insects (as a book louse) having simple mouthparts
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012