pteropsin

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noun

A non-visual opsin present in some winged insects

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Meanings

nounpteropsin (countable and uncountable, plural pteropsins)

plural pteropsins

  1. countableuncountableA non-visual opsin present in some winged insects

Origin

From ptero- + opsin.

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APA

pteropsin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteropsin

MLA

“pteropsin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteropsin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pteropsin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteropsin.

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