Raphidioptera

Translingual

Etymology

Raphidia +‎ -ptera, from Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís, “needle”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wings”).

Proper noun

Raphidioptera

  1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Neuropterida – snakeflies.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • (order): Inocelliidae, Raphidiidae (families)
    • †Baissopteridae, †Mesoraphidiidae (extinct families)
    • †Ororaphidia, †Styporaphidia (extinct genera, incertae sedis)

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