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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera, which includes the scorpionflies, characterized by long membranous wings and an elongated beaklike head having chewing mouthparts at the tip.
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- noun Any of the
carnivorous insects in the orderMecoptera .
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- noun any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Mēcoptera, order name : Greek mēkos, length; see māk- in Indo-European roots + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
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