Home › Words › M › megalopteranmegalopteranmegalopteran means of or pertaining to the insect order Megaloptera.EtymologyFrom translingual Megaloptera + -an.adjOf or pertaining to the insect order MegalopteranounAny insect in the insect order Megaloptera, the alderflies, dobsonflies and fishfliesDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.neuropteran 67% match — Any insect of the order Neuroptera, having four large and membranous wings. vs megalopteran →endopterygote 65% match — Any insect of the superorder Endopterygota vs megalopteran →neuropterid 65% match — Any insect of the superorder Neuropterida. vs megalopteran →hemipterous 64% match — Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran vs megalopteran →archaeorthopteran 64% match — Any insect of the superorder Archaeorthoptera vs megalopteran →hemipteran 64% match — Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous vs megalopteran →neuropteroid 64% match — Characteristic of lacewings of the order Neuroptera or the clade Neuropterida vs megalopteran →neuropteral 63% match — Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera. vs megalopteran →