Phryganides

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phryganeides \Phryg`a*ne"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Phryganea, the
     typical genus, fr. Gr. ? a dry stick.] (Zool.)
     A tribe of neuropterous insects which includes the caddice
     flies; -- called also {Trichoptera}. See {Trichoptera}.
     [Written also {Phryganides}.]
     [1913 Webster]