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mecopterous
Variant of mecopteran
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
Related Forms:
- mecopterous adjective
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