Definitionadj. of or relating to a taxonomic order
Last update: September 1, 2015
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Dictyoptera: an ordinal term applied to the roaches: also more generally, to the Orthoptera. [Please select]
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Diploglossata: an ordinal term proposed for Hemimeridae, because of the supposed presence of a second labial segment. [Please select]
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Diptera: an ordinal term applied to insects having only one pair of wings (anterior): thorax agglutinate; mouth haustellate; transformations complete. [Please select]
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Euplexoptera: with beautifully folded wings: an ordinal term applied to the ear-wigs. [Please select]
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Homoptera: an ordinal term applied to those Hemiptera in which the primaries are of the same consistence throughout. [Please select]
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} Mallophaga: wool-eaters: an ordinal term applied to biting lice: wingless: mandibulate; thoracic segments similar; no metamorphosis: =Lipoptera. [Please select]
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Paleodictyoptera: an ordinal name suggested by Scudder for Paleozoic insects which cannot be assigned to existing orders. [Please select]
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Collembola: an ordinal term applied to species which are apterous; have no metamorphoses; have variably developed abdominal saltatorial appendages and a peculiar ventral tube at base: the spring-tails. [Please select]
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Corrodentia: an ordinal term meaning gnawers: net-veined or wingless: mandibulate, mouth formed for gnawing; transformation incomplete; thorax incompletely agglutinated: = Psocoptera: includes Termitidae, Psocidae and Mallophaga. [Please select]
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