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| me·cop·ter·an [ mə kóptərən ] (plural me·cop·ter·ans) |
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insect with beaky structure on head: an insect with long legs and wings and a structure resembling a beak at the front of the head, e.g. the scorpion fly. Order Mecoptera.
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| [< modern Latin Mecoptera< Greek mēkos "length" + ptera "wings"] |
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 me·cop·ter·ous adjective |
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