zygopteran

[ zahy-gop-ter-uhn ]

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

noun
  1. any member of this suborder.

Origin of zygopteran

1
First recorded in 1950–55 ; from New Latin Zygopter(a). See zygo-, -pter(ous) + -an

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