Aphaniptera

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “indistinct, unseen, obscure”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Proper noun

Aphaniptera

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic order within the subdivision Endopterygota – the Siphonaptera (fleas).
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