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zygopteran

American  
[zahy-gop-ter-uhn] / zaɪˈgɒp tər ən /

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Zygoptera, comprising the damselflies.

noun

  1. any member of this suborder.

Etymology

Origin of zygopteran

First recorded in 1950–55 ; from New Latin Zygopter(a). See zygo-, -pter(ous) ( def. ) + -an

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