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Phryganeides

Phryganeides \Phryg`a*ne"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Phryganea, the typical genus, fr. Gr. ? a dry stick.] (Zo["o]l.) A tribe of neuropterous insects which includes the caddice flies; -- called also Trichoptera. See Trichoptera.