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macroptyrous

macroptyrous is the misspelling of macropterous.

Meaning of macropterous

Adjective

macropterous (comparative more macropterous, superlative most macropterous)

  1. Having long wings or fins; especially used in zoological or entomological contexts to describe animals (often insects) that possess well‑developed wings.

Questions about macroptyrous

What is macroptyrous the misspelling of?
Macroptyrous is the misspelling of macropterous.

Words near macroptyrous in the dictionary

  1. macropter
  2. macropteran
  3. macropterous
  4. macropters
  5. macroptery
  6. macroptyrous
  7. macropulse
  8. macropulses
  9. macropuncture
  10. macropunctures
  11. macropygous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: macroptyrous (page history and authors); macropterous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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