Mecoptera vs order Mecoptera

Mecoptera and order Mecoptera both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Mecoptera	Yes	No	No	No
order Mecoptera	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Mecoptera and order Mecoptera are synonyms defined as:

Mecoptera and order Mecoptera: an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip

Mecoptera (noun)	order Mecoptera (noun)
an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip	an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip