plecopterous

plecopˈterous adjective

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Main Entry: ↑Plecoptera

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plecopterous, a.

(plɪˈkɒptərəs)

[f. as prec. + Gr. -πτερος winged + -ous.]

1. Entom. Of or pertaining to the Plecoptera, a group of pseudo-neuropterous insects, comprising the single family Perlidæ, having the reticulated wings folded in repose. So pleˈcopter, pleˈcopteran, an insect of the group Plecoptera.

in Cent. Dict.

2. Ichthyol. Of or pertaining to the Plecoptera of Duméril, a family of Cartilaginous fishes, ‘having the Catopi united under the pectoral fins’.

in Mayne Expos. Lex.