exopterygote

[ ek-soh-ter-i-goht ]

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the class Exopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis.

noun

an exopterygote insect.

Origin of exopterygote

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<New Latin Exopterygota, equivalent to exo-exo- + Greek pterygōtá, neuter plural of pterygōtós winged

Words Nearby exopterygote

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How to use exopterygote in a sentence

In this way a gradual transition from the exopterygote to the endopterygote type of life-story is at least conceivable.
The Life-Story of Insects | Geo. H. Carpenter

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