Paraptera

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parapterum \Pa*rap"te*rum\, n.; pl. {Paraptera}. [NL. See
     {Para-}, and {Pteron}.] (Zool.)
     A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and
     metathorax of certain insects.
     [1913 Webster] Paraquet