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| dic·ty·op·ter·an [ dìktee óptərən ] (plural dic·ty·op·ter·ans) |
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| Definition: |
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insect related to cockroaches: an insect with, typically, a flattened body, long legs, and leathery front wings held flat over the membranous hind wings, e.g. a cockroach or mantis. Order Dictyoptera.
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| [< modern Latin Dictyoptera< Greek diktuon "net" + pteron "wing"] |
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