mecoptera
mecoptera — 名詞
1. the scientific name for a group of ancient insects that feed on other small anim
長翅目
古老肉食昆蟲的目，含蠍蛉與舉尾蟲
the scientific name for a group of ancient insects that feed on other small animals. They have long, narrow see-through wings marked with many veins, and a tube-shaped head with biting mouthparts at the front end. The young live and grow in damp ground. Scorpion flies and hanging flies are the main types within this group.
Valentina discovered three new species of mecoptera in the wet soil along the mountain stream.
Valentina 在山澗旁的濕土中發現了三種新的長翅目昆蟲。
collocation: species of mecoptera
Mecoptera are among the oldest insect groups that undergo complete metamorphosis.
長翅目昆蟲是經歷完全變態的昆蟲中最古老的類群之一。
grammar: always takes plural verb
The museum displayed a fossil mecopteran from the Jurassic with clear wing veins.
博物館展示了一件侏羅紀的長翅目化石，翅脈清晰可見。
Niran found a hanging fly near the creek and identified it as a mecopteran.
Niran 在小溪旁發現了一隻舉尾蟲，確認那是長翅目昆蟲。
A research team in Brazil recorded over forty species of mecoptera living in one forest.
一個巴西研究團隊記錄到同一片森林裡有超過四十種長翅目昆蟲。
用法筆記
In scientific English, 'Mecoptera' is a taxonomic plural noun that always takes a plural verb (e.g., 'Mecoptera are found worldwide'). To talk about one individual insect, use 'a mecopteran' instead (e.g., 'A single mecopteran landed on the leaf').