Dictyoptera

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, net) (from δικειν (dikein, to throw), from Proto-Indo-European *dik-skos-, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (to show, point out)) + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, wing).

Proper noun[edit]

Dictyoptera

  1. A taxonomic cohort within the supercohort Polyneoptera.
  2. (Dictyoptera f) A taxonomic genus within the family Lycidae – the net-winged beetles.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Cohort and superorder are both used to characterize the group within Polyneoptera, with little practical difference.

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References[edit]

cohort or superorder
genus