enplectellidæ

pl. [Mod. Latin euplec tell (a), and Lat. fem pl. adj. suff.- idæ.] Zool.: A family of Siliceous Sponges, section Hexact in ell ide. eū-plěx-op-ter-a, s . pl . [Gr.eu=well; plex is = plaiting, weaving, and ptera =wings. So called because the posterior wings, which are membraneous, are so elaborately folded, both longitudinally and transversely, as not to be adapted for flight.] Entom.: A name given by West wood to an order of Insects containing but one family-viz., the Forficulide or Earwigs. tera (q. v.).