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MECOPTEROUS
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I. (adjective)
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Meaning:
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
mecopteran (any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera)
Derivation:
Mecoptera (an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip)