endopterygote.
/en-doh-ter-i-goht/US // ˌɛn doʊˈtɛr ɪˌgoʊt //
内翅目动物,内翅目人,内生型,内翅目
Definitions
adj.adjective · 形容词
- 1.
- ›belonging or pertaining to the superorder Endopterygota, comprising the insects that undergo complete metamorphosis.
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›an endopterygote insect.
Examples
A similar though less extreme shortening of the imaginal life may be noticed in many endopterygote insects.
In this way a gradual transition from the exopterygote to the endopterygote type of life-story is at least conceivable.
A few examples from other orders of endopterygote insects will illustrate this point.
We would trace the Hymenoptera back therefore to the primitive endopterygote stock.
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