SINCE 1828
Mecoptera
plural noun
Me·cop·tera
| \məˈkäptərə\
Definition of Mecoptera
: an order of primitive carnivorous insects usually having membranous heavily veined wings, a long beak with biting mouthparts at the tip, and larvae that live in soil and including the scorpion flies and hanging flies
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