order Mecoptera vs Mecoptera

order Mecoptera and Mecoptera both are nouns.

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

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

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

order Mecoptera (noun)	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