Protoperlaria

plural noun

Pro·​to·​perlaria

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: an order of extinct insects related to the Plecoptera, known only from the Permian, and characterized by primitive plecopterid features and a pair of prothoracic lobes resembling small wings

protoperlarian

"+

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from prot- + Perlaria

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