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mecopteran

American

[mi-kop-ter-uhn] / mɪˈkɒp tər ən /

adjective

mecopteran Scientific

/ mĭ-kŏp′tər-ən /

Any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera, characterized by long, membranous wings and an elongated, beaklike head having chewing mouthparts at the tip. Scorpion flies are mecopterans.

see origin at mecopterous, -an

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