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pterygote

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[ter-i-goht] / ˈtɛr ɪˌgoʊt /
Also pterygotous

adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of pterygote

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

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