pterygote

[ ter-i-goht ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the arthropod subclass Pterygota, comprising the winged insects.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pterygote¹

1875–80; < New Latin Pterygota < Greek pterýgōta, neuter plural of pterygōtós winged, derivative of pteryg- (stem of ptéryx ) wing