pterygotes; winged insects
Scientific term for the subclass Pterygota, encompassing all insects that have wings or are secondarily wingless. Used in entomology and biology contexts.
Pterygotes are one of the most diverse groups among insects.
Refers to apterygotes (wingless insects), the counterpart to 有翅昆虫類.
Compound of 有翅 (yūshi, 'having wings') + 昆虫 (konchū, 'insect') + 類 (rui, 'group, category'). A modern scientific coinage based on Chinese morphemes.