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exopterygote

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ex⋅o⋅pter⋅y⋅gote

[ek-soh-ter-i-goht]
–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the class Exopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis.
–noun
2. an exopterygote insect.

Origin:
< NL Exopterygota, equiv. to exo- exo- + Gk pterygōtá, neut. pl. of pterygōtós winged
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