单词 | tetrapterous |
释义 | tetrapterous/tɪˈtrapt(ə)rəs /adjective Entomology (Of an insect) having two pairs of wings.A Tetrapterous insect, the genus of which is uncertain, is said, when it is taken, to discharge its eggs like shot from a gun....
OriginEarly 19th century: from modern Latin tetrapterus (from Greek tetrapteros, from tetra- 'four' + pteron 'wing') + -ous. |
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