endopterygote

American  

[en-doh-ter-i-goht] / ˌɛn doʊˈtɛr ɪˌgoʊt /

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the superorder Endopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo complete metamorphosis.

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noun

1. an endopterygote insect.

Etymology

Origin of endopterygote

First recorded in 1925–30, endopterygote is from the New Latin word Endopterygota a group of insects. See endo-, pterygote

Example Sentences

Among the endopterygote orders many Neuroptera and Coleoptera, all Trichoptera, a very few Lepidoptera and many Diptera, have aquatic larvae.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

The foregoing brief outline of our knowledge of the geological succession of insects shows that the exopterygote preceded, in time, the endopterygote type of life-history.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

A similar though less extreme shortening of the imaginal life may be noticed in many endopterygote insects.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

A few examples from other orders of endopterygote insects will illustrate this point.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

All of these insects are, however, Coleoptera, and the adult insects of this order are much more disposed to walk and crawl and less disposed to fly than other endopterygote insects.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)