arquíptero.
(Doof the Gr. ?, principle, and ? ´ptero).
1. adj. Zool. It is said with simple or complex metamorphosis chewing insects, parasites and free-living, with four wings membranous and waffle, whose larvae are aquatic and zoófagas in many species; e.g., the horse of the devil. U t. c. s.
2. m. pl. Zool. Order of these animals.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
