Pterygota

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Translingual

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Baetis tricaudatus (order Ephemeroptera)

Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek, neuter plural of πτερυγωτός (pterugōtós, winged). By surface analysis, pterygo- +‎ -ota.

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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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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. PMID 25923521, →DOI

Etymology 2

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Pterygota alata

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

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Pterygota f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – certain mallows.
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  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. PMID 25923521, →DOI