PTERYGOTE


Meaning of PTERYGOTE in English

/ter"i goht'/ , adj.

belonging or pertaining to the arthropod subclass Pterygota, comprising the winged insects.

Also, pterygotous /teuh rig"euh teuhs/ .

[ 1875-80; Pterygota pterýgota, neut. pl. of PTERYGOTÓS winged, deriv. of pteryg- (s. of ptéryx ) wing ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .