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Plecoptera

plural noun
Ple·​cop·​tera | \ plə̇ˈkäptərə\

Definition of Plecoptera

: an order of insects constituted by the stone flies

History and Etymology for Plecoptera

New Latin, from pleco- (from Greek plekein to plait, weave) + -ptera

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