order_mecoptera
1. [ noun ] (biology,zoology) an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip
Synonyms: mecoptera
Related terms: animal_order Insecta family_panorpidae bittacidae mecopteran
Similar spelling:   order_Plecoptera
  order_Psocoptera
  order_Coleoptera
  order_Dermoptera
  order_Trichoptera
  order_Isoptera
  order_Hymenoptera
  order_Diptera
  order_Chiroptera
  order_Embioptera
  order_Neuroptera
  order_Dermaptera
  order_Lepidoptera
  order_Dictyoptera
  order_Hemiptera
  order_Protura
  order_Thysanoptera
  order_Anostraca
  order_Orthoptera
  order_Myxobacteria
  order_Dinocerata
  order_Notostraca
  order_Monotremata
  order_Pterosauria
  order_Eurypterida
  order_Myrtales
  order_Raptores
  order_Coniferales
  order_Aplacophora
  order_Madreporaria
  order_Lycoperdales
  order_Ostracodermi
  order_Isoetales
  order_Mucorales
  order_Proteales
  order_Anoplura
  order_Eurotiales
  order_Decapoda
  order_Secotiales
  order_Siphonaptera
  order_Helotiales
  order_Mallophaga
  order_Marattiales
  order_Musales
  order_Myaceae
  order_Conodonta