exopterygote

American  

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

adjective

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

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noun

1. an exopterygote insect.

Etymology

Origin of exopterygote

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

All these insects must have been exopterygote in their life-history, if we may trust the indications of affinity furnished by their structure.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

The foregoing brief outline of our knowledge of the geological succession of insects shows that the exopterygote preceded, in time, the endopterygote type of life-history.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

In a previous chapter reference was made to the exopterygote insects, stone-flies, dragon-flies, and may-flies, whose preparatory stages live in the water.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)