exopterygote

exopterygote
\\| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌgōt\ adjective

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/ek'soh ter"i goht'/, adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the class Exopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis.
n.
2. an exopterygote insect.
[ < NL Exopterygota, equiv. to exo- EXO- + Gk pterygotá, neut. pl. of PTERYGOTÓS winged]

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  • exopterygote — /ek soh ter i goht /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the class Exopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis. n. 2. an exopterygote insect. [ < NL Exopterygota, equiv. to exo EXO + Gk pterygotá, neut. pl. of… …   Universalium

  • exopterygote — ex·op·ter·y·gote …   English syllables

  • insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …   Universalium

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