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palaeo·dic·ty·op·tera \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdiktēˈäptərə\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pale- + dicty- + -ptera : an order of very primitive extinct insects known only from the Upper Carboniferous and Permian periods and characterized by homonomous segmentation of the thorax and abdomen and by a simple wing venation with a network of cross veins • palaeo·dic·ty·op·ter·an \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷tərən\ adjective or noun • palaeo·dic·ty·op·ter·ous \-rəs\ adjective |