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endopterygote

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en⋅do⋅pter⋅y⋅gote

[en-doh-ter-i-goht]
–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the superorder Endopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo complete metamorphosis.
–noun
2. an endopterygote insect.

Origin:
1925–30; < NL Endopterygota a group of insects. See endo-, pterygote
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