单词 | tetrapterous |
释义 | tetrapterous[ te-trap-ter-uhs ] / tɛˈtræp tər əs / adjectiveZoology. having four wings or winglike appendages. Botany. having four winglike appendages. Origin of tetrapterousFrom the Greek word tetrápteros, dating back to 1820–30. See tetra-, -pterous OTHER WORDS FROM tetrapterouste·trap·ter·an, adjective, nounWords nearby tetrapteroustetrapetalous, tetraplegia, tetraploid, tetrapod, tetrapody, tetrapterous, tetrapylon, tetrarch, tetrasaccharide, tetrasomic, tetrasporangium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tetrapterous
British Dictionary definitions for tetrapteroustetrapterous / (tɛˈtræptərəs) / adjective(of certain insects) having four wings biology having four winglike extensions or parts Word Origin for tetrapterousC19: from New Latin tetrapterus, from Greek tetrapteros, from tetra- + pteron wing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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