zygopteran

[ zahy-gop-ter-uh n ]
/ zaɪˈgɒp tər ən /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the suborder Zygoptera, comprising the damselflies.

noun

any member of this suborder.

Origin of zygopteran

< New Latin Zygopter(a) (see zygo-, -ptera) + -an