Pterygota

Translingual

(order Ephemeroptera)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek, neuter plural of πτερυγωτός (pterugōtós, “winged”).

Proper noun

Pterygota

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta – winged insects, also containing some secondarily wingless taxa.

Usage notes

The clade basal Pterygota is monotypic with the order Ephemeroptera.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Neoptera (Holometabola, Neuropterida, Paraneoptera, Polyneoptera - superorders), Palaeoptera - infraclasses
  • Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Mecoptera, Siphonaptera, Strepsiptera, Trichoptera - orders in Neoptera; Megaloptera, Neuroptera,  - orders in Neuropterida; Hemiptera, Psocodea, Thysanoptera - orders in Paraneoptera; Blattodea, Dermaptera, Embioptera, Grylloblattodea, Mantodea, Mantophasmatodea, Orthoptera, Phasmida, Plecoptera, Zoraptera - orders in Polyneoptera; Ephemeroptera, Odonata - orders in Palaeoptera

or

• (subclass): basal Pterygota, Metapterygota (clades)
  • Blattodea, Coleoptera, Dermaptera, Diptera, Embioptera, Ephemeroptera, Grylloblattodea, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, Lepidoptera, Mantodea, Mantophasmatodea, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Phasmida, Phthiraptera, Plecoptera, Psocoptera, Raphidioptera, Siphonaptera, Strepsiptera, Thysanoptera, Trichoptera, Zoraptera (orders)
  • †Protodiptera, †Miomoptera, †Palaeodictyoptera (extinct orders)

Coordinate terms

• (subclass): Archaeognatha, Dicondylia

References

• Pterygota on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pterygota on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pterygota on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pterygota at the Tree of Life Web Project

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Pterygota f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – certain mallows.

Usage notes

• Pterygota was formerly placed in family Sterculiaceae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Sterculioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus):  - type species; ,  - other species

References

• Pterygota (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pterygota (Malvaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pterygota (Malvaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pterygota at USDA Plants database