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‖ Pterygota, n. pl. Entom.|ptɛrɪˈgəʊtə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. πτερυγωτός winged.]
A primary division of Insects, containing all the winged kinds. Hence ˈpterygote a., furnished with wings, winged; belonging to the Pterygota.
1878Bell tr. Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 245 This indifferent condition of the organisation is developed along two distinct lines in the Pterygota. 1898Packard Textbk. Entomol. 83 In the embryo of pterygote insects, an intermaxillary segment has not been yet detected. |