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There are 15 words ending with OPTEROUS

CHIROPTEROUS	• CHIROPTEROUS adj. relating to the Chiroptera, bats.
COLEOPTEROUS	• coleopterous adj. Of or pertaining to beetles of the order Coleoptera. • COLEOPTEROUS adj. pertaining to beetles and weevils; having hard anterior wings.
HETEROPTEROUS	• heteropterous adj. (Zoology) Belonging or relating to the Heteroptera. • HETEROPTEROUS adj. of, relating to, or belonging to the Heteroptera, a suborder of hemipterous insects, including bedbugs, water bugs, etc., also HETEROPTERAN.
HOMOPTEROUS	• homopterous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects. • HOMOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Homoptera, aphids, cicadas, and scale insects.
HYMENOPTEROUS	• hymenopterous adj. (Entomology) Of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran. • HYMENOPTEROUS adj. having four membranous wings, as do ants, bees and wasps.
ISOPTEROUS	• isopterous adj. Having the wings equal. • ISOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Isoptera, an order of insects having the two pairs of wings closely alike.
LEPIDOPTEROUS	• lepidopterous adj. Having scaly wings. • lepidopterous adj. Of, or pertaining to butterflies. • LEPIDOPTEROUS adj. having four wings, such as a moth or butterfly.
MACROPTEROUS	• macropterous adj. Having long wings or fins. • MACROPTEROUS adj. having large wings or fins.
MICROPTEROUS	• micropterous adj. (Entomology) Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings. • MICROPTEROUS adj. having small wings or fins.
NEUROPTEROUS	• neuropterous adj. Dated form of neuropteral. • NEUROPTEROUS adj. pertaining or belonging to insect order including lacewing flies.
ORTHOPTEROUS	• orthopterous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROUS adj. pertaining or belonging to insect order including grasshoppers, crickets, etc.
PLECOPTEROUS	• PLECOPTEROUS adj. of or like the Plecoptera, stoneflies.
PLECTOPTEROUS	• PLECTOPTEROUS adj. of or like the Plectoptera, mayflies.
THYSANOPTEROUS	• thysanopterous adj. Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera. • THYSANOPTEROUS adj. belonging to the Thysanoptera, an order of insects with fringed wings, some of which are serious pests to fruit, such as thrips.
TRICHOPTEROUS	• trichopterous adj. (Zoology) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing the Trichoptera. • TRICHOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Trichoptera, caddis flies.

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