dictyopteran

/ (ˌdɪktɪˈɒptərən) /


noun
  1. any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises

Origin of dictyopteran

1
New Latin, from Greek diktuon a net, from dikein to cast + pteron a wing

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