- exopterygote
- ex·op·ter·y·gote
English syllables. 2014.
exopterygote
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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 — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌgōt adjective Etymology: New Latin Exopterygota : hemimetabolous * * * /ek soh ter i goht /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the class Exopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis. n. 2. an… … Useful english dictionary
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
