Euplexoptera \Eu`plex*op"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. e'y^ well + ? to plait + ? a wing.]

(Zo["o]l.) An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See Earwig. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Insecta \In*sec"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Insect.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antenn[ae], three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of trache[ae], opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.

2. (Zo["o]l.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See Hexapoda.

3. (Zo["o]l.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.

Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided into several orders, viz.: Hymenoptera, as the bees and ants; Diptera, as the common flies and gnats; Aphaniptera, or fleas; Lepidoptera, or moths and butterflies; Neuroptera, as the ant-lions and hellgamite; Coleoptera, or beetles; Hemiptera, as bugs, lice, aphids; Orthoptera, as grasshoppers and cockroaches; Pseudoneuroptera, as the dragon flies and termites; Euplexoptera, or earwings; Thysanura, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma. See these words in the Vocabulary.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Euplexoptera \Eu`plex*op"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. ?. ? well + ? to plait + ? a wing.]

(Zo["o]l.) An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See Earwig.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)