| 单词 | plecopteran |
| 释义 | plecopteran in British English (pləˈkɒptərən) noun 1. a stonefly adjective 2. entomology relating to the order Plecoptera plecopteran in American English (plɪˈkɑptərən) adjective 1. Also: plecopterous belonging or pertaining to the insect order Plecoptera, comprising the stoneflies noun 2. a plecopteran insect; stonefly Word origin [1885–90; ‹ NL Plecopter(a) the order (‹ Gk plék(ein) to twine, twist + -o- -o- + -ptera, neut. pl. of -pteros -pterous) + -an; so named in reference to the reticulated wings, which twist back upon themselveswhen the insect is resting]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: foregut, retread, seminar, sensitization, twofer |
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