Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the lepidopterous family Psychidæ.
- Having the characters of or belonging to the family Psychidæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of the
family Psychidae; abagworm .
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For this petal-like tube, so commonly to be seen upon the little rush of our paths, is, in truth, a tiny silken case enclosing the body of a small larva -- a diminutive psychid, or sack-bearer, which I have not chanced to see described.
My Studio Neighbors William Hamilton Gibson 1873
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