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arquíptero . (Do of the Gr. ?, principle, and ? ´ptero ). 1. adj. Zool. It is said with simple or complex metamorphosis chewing insects, parasites and free-living, with four wings membranous and waffle, whose larvae are aquatic and zoófagas in many species; e.g., the horse of the devil. U t. c. s. 2. m. pl. Zool. Order of these animals. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.