-pterous

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερ(όν) (pter(ón), “wing”) +‎ -ous.

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-pterous

  1. Having wings (of a specified size, type or number)

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -pterous
acanthopterous
apterous
bipterous
brachypterous
dipterous
hexapterous
macropterous
micropterous
stenopterous
tetrapterous
tripterous

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