Zoraptera

plural noun

Zo·​rap·​tera

zəˈraptərə

: an order of minute terrestrial commonly apterous insects that are widely distributed in the warmer parts of the world, form a single genus (Zorotypus), and are related to the order Corrodentia in which they are often included as a suborder

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek zōros pure, sheer + New Latin Aptera

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