Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the important neuropterous family Phryganeidæ.
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The phryganea is another fly of this order; the larva lies concealed under the water in moveable cylindrical tubes of their own making.
Note IV 1803
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The phryganea is another fly of this order; the larva lies concealed under the water in moveable cylindrical tubes of their own making.
The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes Erasmus Darwin 1766
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