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mecopteran definition

me·cop·teran (mi käp′tər ən)

noun

any of an order (Mecoptera) of carnivorous insects, with a head that is greatly elongated into a beak with chewing mouthparts, and, usually, four long, narrow, membranous wings; scorpion fly

Etymology: < ModL Mecoptera < Gr mēkos, length (for IE base see meager) + pter(o)- + -an

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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