zygopteran

[ zahy-gop-ter-uhn ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Zygoptera, comprising the damselflies.

noun

1. any member of this suborder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zygopteran¹

First recorded in 1950–55 ; from New Latin Zygopter(a). See zygo-, -pter(ous) ( def ) + -an