SUBCLASS EXOPTERYGOTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subclass Exopterygota mean? 

• SUBCLASS EXOPTERYGOTA (noun)
  The noun SUBCLASS EXOPTERYGOTA has 1 sense:

1. subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis

  Familiarity information: SUBCLASS EXOPTERYGOTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBCLASS EXOPTERYGOTA (noun)

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Meaning:

Subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Exopterygota; Hemimetabola; subclass Exopterygota

Hypernyms ("subclass Exopterygota" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Holonyms ("subclass Exopterygota" is a member of...):

class Hexapoda; class Insecta; Hexapoda; Insecta (insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species)