Aphaniptera

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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).