Caloneurodea

plural noun

Cal·​o·​neu·​ro·​dea

ˌkalōn(y)üˈrōdēə

: a small order of neopterous insects with two similar pairs of wings and with legs adapted for running that appeared in the Upper Pennsylvanian and became extinct after the Permian

caloneurodean

-dēən

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from calo- + neur- + -odea (alteration of -oidea)

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