Defn: division of insects (Zoöl.) reticulated wings, as in the Neuroptera, but having an active pupa state. It includes the dragon flies, May flies, white ants, etc. By some zoölogists they are classed with the Orthoptera; by others, with the Neuroptera.
PSEUDONEUROPTEROUS
Pseu`do*neu*rop"ter*ous, a. (Zool.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Pseudoneuroptera.
PSEUDONYM
Pseu"do*nym, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pseudonyme. See Pseudonymous.]
Defn: A fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author; a pen name. [Written also pseudonyme.]
PSEUDONYMITY
Pseu`do*nym"i*ty, n.
Defn: The using of fictitious names, as by authors.
PSEUDONYMOUS
Pseu*don"y*mous, a. Etym: [Gr. pseudonyme. See Pseudo-, and Name.]
Defn: Bearing a false or fictitious name; as, a pseudonymous work.
— Pseu*don"y*mous*ly, adv.
— Pseu*don"y*mous*ness, n.
PSEUDO-PERIPTERAL Pseu`do-pe*rip"ter*al, a. Etym: [Pseudo- + peripteral: cf. F. pseudopériptère.] (Arch.)