archedictyon

noun

ar·​che·​dic·​ty·​on

ˌärkə̇ˈdiktēˌän

plural -s

: a fine veinlike network on the wings of primitive insects especially of some extinct groups

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from arche- + Greek diktyon net, from dikein to throw

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