Raphidioptera

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Translingual

Phaeostigma major

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Raphidioptera

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

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