Zygoptera

plural noun

Zy·​gop·​tera

zīˈgäptərə

: a suborder of Odonata comprising forms that are distinguished from the typical dragonflies by a slenderer elongated body, by narrow equal wings held upright in repose, and by aquatic larvae that have a pair of paddle-shaped tracheal gills at the apex of the abdomen see damselfly compare anisoptera

zygopteran

-rən

adjective or noun

zygopterous

-rəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from zyg- + -ptera

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