请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 plecopteran
释义

plecopteran

noun

ple·​cop·​ter·​an pli-ˈkäp-tə-rən How to pronounce plecopteran (audio)
: stone fly
plecopteran adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Plecoptera, order name (from Greek plékein "to plait, braid" + -o- -o- + -ptera, neuter plural of -pteros "having a wing [of the kind specified]," derivative of pterón "wing") + -an entry 1; so called from the intricate venation of the wings — more at ply entry 3, feather

Note: The taxon was introduced by the German zoologist Hermann Burmeister (1807-92) in Handbuch der Entomologie, 2. Band, 2 Abtheilung (Berlin, 1839), p. 863.

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/3 19:33:02