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Apterygota
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul a- pterygo- -ota, from mul grc πτερυγωτός, from oblique stem grc πτέρυξ + grc -τός, from grc πτέρυξ.
Proper noun
subclass class Insecta certain wingless insects
Usage notes
As Apterygota is considered paraphyletic, it may fall into disuse.
Hypernyms
subclass
Hyponyms
subclass †Monura order, Archaeognatha (now a subclass in Insecta), Zygentoma (syn. Thysanura order, now in subclass Dicondylia)
Coordinate terms
subclass mul Archaeognatha, mul Dicondylia, mul Pterygota (winged insects)