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pterygote

pterygote noun: any insect of the order Pterygota.

Noun

pterygote (plural pterygotes)

  1. Any insect of the order Pterygota.

pterygote meaning in Arabic

pterygote in Arabic

insect of the order Pterygota
جَنَاحِيَّة janāḥiyya

Forms of pterygote

pluralpterygotes

Origin of pterygote

Borrowed from translingual Pterygota.

Words formed from pterygote

  • pterygotan

Questions about pterygote

What does pterygote mean?
Pterygote means any insect of the order Pterygota.
What is pterygote in Arabic?
Pterygote in Arabic is جَنَاحِيَّة (janāḥiyya). See Pterygote meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is pterygote?
Pterygote is a noun.
What is the plural of pterygote?
The plural of pterygote is pterygotes.

Words near pterygote in the dictionary

  1. pterygopodia
  2. pterygopodium
  3. pterygoquadrate
  4. pterygostomial
  5. pterygostomian
  6. pterygote
  7. pterygotes
  8. pterygotid
  9. pterygotids
  10. pterygotioid
  11. pterygotioids

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