† pterologyn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ptero- comb. form, -logy comb. form.

Etymology: < ptero- comb. form + -logy comb. form.

Entomology. Obsolete. rare.

The study of the venation of the wings of insects, esp. as a basis for classification.

ΚΠ

1862 J. G. Morris in T. W. Harris Treat. Insects New Eng. Injurious to Vegetation (ed. 3) v. 261 (note) The main veins are called nervures, the branches nervules, and the whole system Pterology.

Derivatives

† pterological adj. Obsolete rare.

ΚΠ

1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 598 (note) Of the above pterological parts, q and its sectors, r, s, t, W, y, B, and..‘the quadrilateral’ (D), and ‘the postcostal area’ (E), are the most important in classification.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	pterology
释义	† pterologyn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ptero- comb. form, -logy comb. form. Etymology: < ptero- comb. form + -logy comb. form. Entomology. Obsolete. rare. The study of the venation of the wings of insects, esp. as a basis for classification. ΚΠ 1862 J. G. Morris in T. W. Harris Treat. Insects New Eng. Injurious to Vegetation (ed. 3) v. 261 (note) The main veins are called nervures, the branches nervules, and the whole system Pterology. Derivatives † pterological adj. Obsolete rare. ΚΠ 1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 598 (note) Of the above pterological parts, q and its sectors, r, s, t, W, y, B, and..‘the quadrilateral’ (D), and ‘the postcostal area’ (E), are the most important in classification. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1862
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