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order Corrodentia

order Corrodentia

9.9
A former group of small insects like booklice and barklice now placed in Psocoptera
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrdər kəˈrɒdɛntiə/
  • Archaic
: orden Corrodentia
  • Booklice were formerly grouped under order Corrodentia, but now belong to Psocoptera.

Examples

  • Scientists once considered bark-lice as part of the order Corrodentia.

  • The classification of order Corrodentia has changed with advances in insect taxonomy.

  • The order Corrodentia includes various species of booklice.

  • Did you know about the order Corrodentia in entomology?

  • Booklice were formerly grouped under order Corrodentia, which is now classified within Psocoptera.

  • Scientists once considered bark-lice as part of the order Corrodentia before reclassification.

  • The classification of order Corrodentia has evolved over time with developments in insect taxonomy.

Synonyms

Corrodentia
vsorder Corrodentia
  • Archaic
9.9

An old group of small insects like booklice and bark-lice

is the historical grouping now placed within a different modern order

Surface Forms

order Corrodentia singular
order Corrodentia plural

Morphology

order + Corrodentia

This is a straightforward compositional taxonomic noun phrase: 'order' denotes a taxonomic grouping and 'Corrodentia' is the name of that group. If a learner knows both constituents (including that Corrodentia refers to booklice/bark-lice) the overall meaning is directly predictable and non-idiomatic, so it is transparent.

Etymology

Order Corrodentia may come from a Latin word meaning 'to gnaw', because Corrodentia were tiny insects known for chewing paper and bark. That's why the name fitted the group that included 'booklice' and 'bark-lice', even though today they are usually placed in Psocoptera.