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Paraptera

Parapterum \Pa*rap"te*rum\, n.; pl. Paraptera. [NL. See Para-, and Pteron.] (Zo["o]l.) A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and metathorax of certain insects.

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paraptera

n. (plural of parapterum English)

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Paraptera

Paraptera is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.