apterygota
|ap-tə-raɪ-gə-tə|
/ˌæptəˈraɪɡətə/
wingless insects group
Etymology
'apterygota' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'apterygotos', where 'a-' meant 'without' and 'pteryx' meant 'wing'.
'apterygota' changed from New Latin word 'Apterygota', originally from Greek 'apterygotos', and was adopted into modern scientific English usage to name a group of wingless insects.
Initially, it meant 'without wings' in a general sense, but over time it evolved into a technical term denoting a taxonomic group of primitive wingless insects.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a (historical or taxonomic) group of primitive, wingless insects; used for insects that lack wings and typically show little metamorphosis (examples include silverfish and related forms).
Apterygota are primitive, wingless insects that include species such as silverfish.
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