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单词 Pterygota
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Definition of Pterygota in English:

Pterygota

plural noun ˈtɛrɪɡəʊtəˌterəˈɡōdə
Entomology
  • A large group of insects that comprises those that have wings or winged ancestors, including the majority of modern species.

    Subclass Pterygota, class Insecta (or Hexapoda): many orders

    Compare with Apterygota
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In most insects (the Pterygota) the thorax posses one or two pairs of wings for flying.
    • It is possible that Pterygota occurred as early as the Upper Devonian, but, again, there is no evidence for this.

Derivatives

  • pterygote

  • noun
    Entomology
    • Winged insects, or pterygotes, have radiated into over 100 times more species than all of the winged vertebrate lineages combined. They include all of the commonly encountered insects; the most common non-pterygote insect lineage are the Thysanura (silverfish and firebrats).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • While earliest insects were terrestrial, earliest pterygotes had aquatic immatures.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek pterugōtos 'winged', from pteron, pterug- 'wing'.

 
 

Definition of Pterygota in US English:

Pterygota

plural nounˌterəˈɡōdə
Entomology
  • A large group of insects that comprises those that have wings or winged ancestors, including the majority of modern species.

    Subclass Pterygota, class Insecta (or Hexapoda): many orders

    Compare with Apterygota
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In most insects (the Pterygota) the thorax posses one or two pairs of wings for flying.
    • It is possible that Pterygota occurred as early as the Upper Devonian, but, again, there is no evidence for this.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek pterugōtos ‘winged’, from pteron, pterug- ‘wing’.

 
 
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