Phryganeidae

plural noun

Phryg·​a·​ne·​i·​dae

: a family of caddis flies containing rather large insects whose larvae live in still water and construct portable cases of very regular form

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Phryganea, type genus + -idae

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