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euplexoptera
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euplexoptera, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. e'y^ well + to plait + a wing.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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