Tri-chōp'ter, n.
n. [Gr. θρίξ, τριχός, a hair, and πτερόν, wing.] (Entom.) One of an order of insects characterized by four hairy, membranous wings, the under ones folding longitudinally. See INSECT.
n. [Gr. θρίξ, τριχός, a hair, and πτερόν, wing.] (Entom.) One of an order of insects characterized by four hairy, membranous wings, the under ones folding longitudinally. See INSECT.