Home › Words › E › embiopteranembiopteranembiopteran · noun — any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom translingual Embioptera + -an.nounAny of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.embiopterous 81% match — Of or pertaining to embiopterans. vs embiopteran →embiid 71% match — Any of the webspinners of the family Embiidae. vs embiopteran →entomobryid 66% match — Any springtail of the family Entomobryidae. vs embiopteran →ephemeropteran 64% match — Any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, the mayflies. vs embiopteran →amphiesmenopteran 64% match — Any insect of the taxon Amphiesmenoptera - including lepidopterans (butterflies and moths). vs embiopteran →entomoid 63% match — Resembling an insect. vs embiopteran →entomophagan 62% match — Any member of the Entomophaga. vs embiopteran →embiotocoid 61% match — Belonging to the fish family Embiotocidae. vs embiopteran →