Euplexoptera
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Eu`plex`op´te`ra
| n. pl. | 1. | (Zool.) An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See Earwig. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in periodicals archive
KIRBY, W.F., 1904.- A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera,
Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria, I: 207-316.
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