plecopteran

ple·cop·ter·an

P0368900 (plĭ-kŏp′tər-ən)n. See stonefly.

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[From New Latin Plecoptera, order name : Greek plekein, to plait, twist; see plek- in Indo-European roots + Greek pteron, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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ple·cop′ter·an adj.

plecopteran

(pləˈkɒptərən) n (Animals) a stoneflyadj (Zoology) entomol relating to the order Plecoptera

stone•fly

(ˈstoʊnˌflaɪ)

n., pl. -flies. any of numerous dull-colored primitive aquatic insects of the order Plecoptera, having a distinctive flattened body shape: a major food source for game fish. [1400–50]

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plecopteran - primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stonesstone fly, stoneflyinsect - small air-breathing arthropodorder Plecoptera, Plecoptera - stoneflies