exopterygote
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of exopterygote
< New Latin Exopterygota, equivalent to exo- exo- + Greek pterygōtá, neuter plural of pterygōtós winged
Example Sentences
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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)
In a previous chapter reference was made to the exopterygote insects, stone-flies, dragon-flies, and may-flies, whose preparatory stages live in the water.
From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)
In this way a gradual transition from the exopterygote to the endopterygote type of life-story is at least conceivable.
From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)
All these insects must have been exopterygote in their life-history, if we may trust the indications of affinity furnished by their structure.
From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)
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