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Definition of: Megaloptera
(meg′ə·lop′tər·ə) noun pl
An order of soft–bodied insects with large wings, long antennae, chewing mouth parts, and aquatic larvae; alderflies and hellgrammites or dobson flies. [<MEGALO- + Gk. pteron wing]
—meg′a·lop′ter·ous adjective
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