Useful english dictionary. 2012.
or|ni|thop|ter — «AWR nuh THOP tuhr», noun. a machine designed to fly by flapping its wings. Examples are cited from ancient times until the present. »Observing the flight of birds, [Leonardo da Vinci] invented the ornithopter (Atlantic). Alsoorthopter. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
or|thop|ter|on — «awr THOP tuh ron», noun, plural ter|a « tuhr uh». an orthopterous insect; orthopter … Useful english dictionary
or|thop|ter|an — «awr THOP tuhr uhn», noun, adjective. –n. an orthopterous insect. –adj. = orthopterous. (Cf. ↑orthopterous) … Useful english dictionary
or|thop|ter|ous — «awr THOP tuhr uhs», adjective. of or belonging to an order of insects characterized by longitudinally folded, membranous hind wings covered by hard, narrow forewings, and having mouthparts adapted for chewing. Orthopterous insects have an… … Useful english dictionary
or|thop|ter — «awr THOP tuhr», noun. 1. = ornithopter. (Cf. ↑ornithopter) 2. an orthopterous insect. ╂[< French orthoptère < Greek orthós straight + pterón wing] … Useful english dictionary
xan|thop|ter|in — «zan THOP tuhr ihn», noun. a yellow pigment found in the wings of butterflies. Formula: C6H5N5O2 ╂[< xantho + Greek pterón wing + English in] … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
thop — ac·an·thop·a·nax; ac·an·thop·o·dous; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ryg·ii; al·e·thop·ter·is; em·bri·thop·o·da; gna·thop·o·da; gna·thop·o·dite; or·ni·thop·o·dous; or·ni·thop·ter; or·ni·thop·tera; or·thop·nea; or·thop·o·da; or·thop·ter;… … English syllables
alethopteris — al·e·thop·ter·is … English syllables
amethopterin — am·e·thop·ter·in … English syllables
