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dictyopteran

British

/ ˌdɪktɪˈɒptərən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dictyopteran

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

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