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 noun or adjective
-t(ə)rən
protelytropteron noun
-təˌrän
plural -s
protelytropterous adjective
-t(ə)rəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from prot- + elytron + -ptera