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endopterygote
[ en-doh-ter-i-goht ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the superorder Endopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo complete metamorphosis.
noun
- an endopterygote insect.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of endopterygote1
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Example Sentences
A similar though less extreme shortening of the imaginal life may be noticed in many endopterygote insects.
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In this way a gradual transition from the exopterygote to the endopterygote type of life-story is at least conceivable.
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A few examples from other orders of endopterygote insects will illustrate this point.
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We would trace the Hymenoptera back therefore to the primitive endopterygote stock.
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