| 释义 |
mecopteranenUK
me·cop·ter·an M0185900 (mĭ-kŏp′tər-ən)n. Any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera, which includes the scorpionflies, characterized by long membranous wings and an elongated beaklike head having chewing mouthparts at the tip.
[From New Latin Mēcoptera, order name : Greek mēkos, length; see māk- in Indo-European roots + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
me·cop′ter·ous adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mecopteran - any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecopterainsect - small air-breathing arthropodMecoptera, order Mecoptera - an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tipscorpion fly - any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomoushanging fly - any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae |
EncyclopediaSeeMecopteramecopteranenUK
Words related to mecopterannoun any of various carnivorous insects of the order MecopteraRelated Words- insect
- Mecoptera
- order Mecoptera
- scorpion fly
- hanging fly
|