family Tingidae
- noun
- Specialized
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familia Tingidae
- The distinctive, net-like pattern of family Tingidae helps identify them among other insect families.
Examples
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Some gardeners struggle to control family Tingidae species, which can damage ornamental plants.
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The family Tingidae consists of various species of lace bugs.
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Research on family Tingidae reveals fascinating adaptations for camouflage and survival.
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Have you seen a family Tingidae before?
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The distinctive, net-like pattern of family Tingidae helps identify them among other insect families.
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Research on family Tingidae reveals fascinating adaptations for camouflage and survival.
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Some gardeners struggle to control family Tingidae species, which can damage ornamental plants.
Synonyms
A group of small bugs with lace-like wings that feed on plants
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
This phrase is fully compositional: 'family' as a taxonomic grouping combined with 'Tingidae' (the taxon name for lace bugs) straightforwardly yields 'the family Tingidae, a group of lace bugs.' Taxonomic noun phrases follow regular, cross-linguistic patterns and do not involve idiomatic or metaphorical meaning, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Family Tingidae names a group of small insects known as 'lace bugs'. They have thin, net-like patterns on their wings and body that look like a piece of lace, so the family name points to that lace-like look and explains why they are called 'lace bugs' today.