Eu`plex*op"te*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. . well + to plait + a wing.] Zool.

An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See Earwig.

 

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