Noun: plecopteran
- Primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
"The presence of plecopteran nymphs indicates good water quality in streams";
- stonefly, stone fly
Derived forms: plecopterans
Type of: insect
Part of: order Plecoptera, Plecoptera
Encyclopedia: Plecopteran