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megalopteran

megalopteran adjective: of or pertaining to the insect order Megaloptera.

Adjective

megalopteran (comparative more megalopteran, superlative most megalopteran)

  1. Of or pertaining to the insect order Megaloptera

Noun

megalopteran (plural megalopterans)

  1. Any insect in the insect order Megaloptera, the alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies

Forms of megalopteran

Adjective
comparativemore megalopteran
superlativemost megalopteran
Noun
pluralmegalopterans

Origin of megalopteran

From translingual Megaloptera + -an.

Questions about megalopteran

What does megalopteran mean?
Megalopteran means of or pertaining to the insect order Megaloptera.
What part of speech is megalopteran?
Megalopteran can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near megalopteran in the dictionary

  1. megalopsias
  2. megalopsychia
  3. megalopsychoi
  4. megalopsychos
  5. megalopsychy
  6. megalopteran
  7. megalopterans
  8. megalopterous
  9. megalopygid
  10. megalopygids
  11. megalord

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