Meanings
nounmecopteran (plural mecopterans)
plural mecopterans
- Any of the carnivorous insects in the order Mecoptera
Origin
Translations
Italian mecottero
- mecotterocarnivorous insect
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APA
mecopteran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mecopteran
MLA
“mecopteran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mecopteran. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mecopteran,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mecopteran.
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