Protelytroptera

plural noun

Pro·​tely·​trop·​tera

prəˌtelē‧ˈträpt(ə)rə

: an order of extinct insects related to the Dermaptera, known only from the Permian, and characterized by slender elytra with a reduced venation and by broad hind wings resembling those of the Dermaptera

protelytropteran

-t(ə)rən

noun or adjective

protelytropteron

-təˌrän

noun

plural -s

protelytropterous

-t(ə)rəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from prot- + elytron + -ptera

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