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Pterygota

Pterygota

Translingual

Proper noun

Pterygota

  1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta winged insects, also containing some secondarily wingless taxa..
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The clade basal Pterygota is monotypic with the order Ephemeroptera.

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Etymology 2

Pterygota alata

From Ancient Greek, feminine singular of πτερυγωτός (pterugōtós, winged)

Proper noun

Pterygota f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – certain mallows.
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References

  1. Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521