pteropegan.

Brit.

/tɛrəˈpiːɡə/, U.S.

/ˌtɛrəˈpiɡə/

Forms:

α. 1800s pteropega.

β. 1800s– pteropega (plural), 1800s– pteropegum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pteropega.

Etymology: Originally < scientific Latin pteropega (see quot. 1826¹) < ptero- ptero- comb. form + ancient Greek πηγός well put together, solid < the stem of πηγνύναι to fix, make solid (see pectic adj.). Subsequently (in β. forms) reinterpreted as a plural form. Cent. Dict. (1890) and N.E.D. (1909) enter this under the singular form pteropegum.

Entomology. rare (now disused).

Originally (with singular agreement): the socket of an insect's wing. Later (with plural agreement): such sockets collectively.

ΚΠ

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiii. 372 Pteropega (the Wing-socket), the space in which the organs for flight are planted.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiii. 378 Scapularia, two pieces..which..lie between the midlegs and the Pteropega or wing-socket.

1890 Cent. Dict. Pteropegum, pl. pteropega, in entom., the socket on the side of the thorax in which a wing is articulated.

1913 K. Jardine Dict. Entomol. 66 Dorsolum, that portion of the superior surface which lies between the collare and scutellum, upon which are found the pteropega.

Derivatives

† pteropegal adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pteropegal, pertaining to the pteropegum, or having its character.

† pteropegous adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1038/2 Pteropega, Entomol., applied by Kirby to the portion of the mesothorax and metathorax to which the superior and inferior wings are attached: pteropegous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pteropega
释义	pteropegan. Brit. /tɛrəˈpiːɡə/, U.S. /ˌtɛrəˈpiɡə/ Forms: α. 1800s pteropega. β. 1800s– pteropega (plural), 1800s– pteropegum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pteropega. Etymology: Originally < scientific Latin pteropega (see quot. 1826¹) < ptero- ptero- comb. form + ancient Greek πηγός well put together, solid < the stem of πηγνύναι to fix, make solid (see pectic adj.). Subsequently (in β. forms) reinterpreted as a plural form. Cent. Dict. (1890) and N.E.D. (1909) enter this under the singular form pteropegum. Entomology. rare (now disused). Originally (with singular agreement): the socket of an insect's wing. Later (with plural agreement): such sockets collectively. ΚΠ 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiii. 372 Pteropega (the Wing-socket), the space in which the organs for flight are planted. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiii. 378 Scapularia, two pieces..which..lie between the midlegs and the Pteropega or wing-socket. 1890 Cent. Dict. Pteropegum, pl. pteropega, in entom., the socket on the side of the thorax in which a wing is articulated. 1913 K. Jardine Dict. Entomol. 66 Dorsolum, that portion of the superior surface which lies between the collare and scutellum, upon which are found the pteropega. Derivatives † pteropegal adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pteropegal, pertaining to the pteropegum, or having its character. † pteropegous adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1038/2 Pteropega, Entomol., applied by Kirby to the portion of the mesothorax and metathorax to which the superior and inferior wings are attached: pteropegous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
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