Protodonata

plural noun

Prot·​odonata

(¦)prōt+

: an order of extinct insects related to the Odonata, known mainly from the Upper Carboniferous and Permian, and characterized by a full but specialized venation with numerous crossveins

protodonatan

-tən

adjective or noun

protodonate

(ˈ)prōt+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from prot- + Odonata

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