exopterygote

[ ek-soh-ter-i-goht ]
/ ˌɛk soʊˈtɛr ɪˌgoʊt /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the class Exopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis.

noun

an exopterygote insect.

Origin of exopterygote

< New Latin Exopterygota, equivalent to exo- exo- + Greek pterygōtá, neuter plural of pterygōtós winged

Words nearby exopterygote

Example sentences from the Web for exopterygote

  • In this way a gradual transition from the exopterygote to the endopterygote type of life-story is at least conceivable.

    The Life-Story of Insects |Geo. H. Carpenter