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hexapterous

hexapterous adjective: having six wing-like processes or extensions.

Adjective

hexapterous (not comparable)

  1. Having six wing-like processes or extensions

Origin of hexapterous

From Ancient Greek ἑξαπτέρυγος (hexaptérugos), equivalent to hexa- + -pterous.

Questions about hexapterous

What does hexapterous mean?
Hexapterous means having six wing-like processes or extensions.
What part of speech is hexapterous?
Hexapterous is an adjective.

Words near hexapterous in the dictionary

  1. hexaprimers
  2. hexaprismo-
  3. hexaprofen
  4. hexaproline
  5. hexapropymate
  6. hexapterous
  7. hexaptych
  8. hexapyranose
  9. hexapyranoses
  10. hexapyridyl
  11. hexaquark

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