-pter

a combining form meaning “one with wings” of the kind specified: hymenopter.

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Nearby words

-poietic, -polis, -pounder, -prone, -proof, -pter, -pterous, -ptosis, -rama, -red, -rel

Origin of -pter

see origin at -pterous

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