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neopteran

neopteran noun: any winged insect of the infraclass Neoptera.

Noun

neopteran (plural neopterans)

  1. Any winged insect of the infraclass Neoptera

Forms of neopteran

pluralneopterans

Origin of neopteran

From translingual Neoptera + -an.

Questions about neopteran

What does neopteran mean?
Neopteran means any winged insect of the infraclass Neoptera.
What part of speech is neopteran?
Neopteran is a noun.
What is the plural of neopteran?
The plural of neopteran is neopterans.

Words near neopteran in the dictionary

  1. neopseustid
  2. neopseustids
  3. neopsychedelia
  4. neopsychedelic
  5. neopsychic
  6. neopteran
  7. neopterans
  8. neopterin
  9. neopterous
  10. neopterygian
  11. neopterygians

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