order Dictyoptera

/ˌɔrdər ˈdɪktiˌɑptərə/
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Definitions of order Dictyoptera
  1. noun
    in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera
    synonyms: Dictyoptera
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    type of:
    animal order
    the order of animals
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