pterygote

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noun

Any insect of the order Pterygota.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounpterygote (plural pterygotes)

plural pterygotes

  1. Any insect of the order Pterygota.

Origin

  1. translingualPterygota
  2. Englishpterygote

Borrowed from translingual Pterygota.

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Translations

Arabic جَنَاحِيَّة
  • جَنَاحِيَّة (janāḥiyya)insect of the order Pterygota
French ptérygote
  • ptérygoteinsect of the order Pterygota
German Fluginsekt
  • Fluginsektinsect of the order Pterygota
Italian pterigote
  • pterigoteinsect of the order Pterygota
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APA

pterygote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterygote

MLA

“pterygote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterygote. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pterygote,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterygote.

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