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pterygode Entom.|pt-, ˈtɛrɪgəʊd| [f. mod.L. pterygōda pl., f. Gr. πτερυγώδης: see next.] Each of two movable appendages on the pronotum and thorax of certain Lepidoptera; the patagium.
[1834tr. Latreille in Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. III. 336 Before the superior wings of these Insects are two species of epaulettes—pterygoda—which extend posteriorly along a portion of the back on which they are laid.] 1895Proc. Zool. Soc. 264 The pterygodes are purplish black at base, with a large patch of white before the terminal fringe. |