Pterygota

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Pterygota also pterygotes (noun, plural; Greek pterygotos, winged): (Arthropoda: Insecta) A subclass containing the winged and secondarily apterous insects, with varied metamorphosis, and have no pregenital abdominal appendages

See also: Exopterygota, Endopterygota