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LIPOSCELIS DIVINATORIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Liposcelis divinatorius mean?
• LIPOSCELIS DIVINATORIUS (noun)
The noun LIPOSCELIS DIVINATORIUS has 1 sense:
1. minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
Familiarity information: LIPOSCELIS DIVINATORIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LIPOSCELIS DIVINATORIUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
book louse; booklouse; deathwatch; Liposcelis divinatorius
Hypernyms ("Liposcelis divinatorius" is a kind of...):
psocopterous insect (small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Liposcelis divinatorius"):
common booklouse; Trogium pulsatorium (a variety of booklouse)
Holonyms ("Liposcelis divinatorius" is a member of...):
genus Liposcelis; Liposcelis (a genus of Psocidae)
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