Meanings
adjectivemegalopteran (comparative more megalopteran, superlative most megalopteran)
comparative more megalopteran · superlative most megalopteran
- Of or pertaining to the insect order Megaloptera
nounmegalopteran (plural megalopterans)
plural megalopterans
- Any insect in the insect order Megaloptera, the alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
Origin
From translingual Megaloptera + -an.
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APA
megalopteran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalopteran
MLA
“megalopteran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalopteran. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megalopteran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalopteran.
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