单词 | plecopteran |
释义 | plecopteran /pli kop"teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. Also, plecopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Plecoptera, comprising the stoneflies. n. 2. a plecopteran insect; stonefly. [1885-90; < NL Plecopter(a) the order ( < Gk plék(ein) to twine, twist + -o- -O- + -ptera, neut. pl. of -pteros -PTEROUS) + -AN; so named in reference to the reticulated wings, which twist back upon themselves when the insect is resting] |
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