macropterousadj.

Brit.

/məˈkrɒpt(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/məˈkrɑptərəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μακρόπτερος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μακρόπτερος ( < μακρός macro- comb. form + -πτερος : see -pterous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier micropterous adj.

Having long or large wings; (Entomology) having full-sized wings.

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1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 280/2 Macropterous Sea-birds.

1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xii. 175 There is polymorphism in the males and both macropterous and micropterous types are present.

1969 R. F. Chapman Insects x. 173 Gerris lacustris is bivoltine in Britain and the overwintering generation is largely macropterous, that is fully winged.

1992 Nature 22 Oct. 724/1 Galls are produced in spring by single, inseminated, macropterous (fully winged) females inserting their mouthparts into young, growing phyllode tissue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	macropterous
释义	macropterousadj. Brit. /məˈkrɒpt(ə)rəs/, U.S. /məˈkrɑptərəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μακρόπτερος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek μακρόπτερος ( < μακρός macro- comb. form + -πτερος : see -pterous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier micropterous adj. Having long or large wings; (Entomology) having full-sized wings. ΚΠ 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 280/2 Macropterous Sea-birds. 1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xii. 175 There is polymorphism in the males and both macropterous and micropterous types are present. 1969 R. F. Chapman Insects x. 173 Gerris lacustris is bivoltine in Britain and the overwintering generation is largely macropterous, that is fully winged. 1992 Nature 22 Oct. 724/1 Galls are produced in spring by single, inseminated, macropterous (fully winged) females inserting their mouthparts into young, growing phyllode tissue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1835
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