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There are 15 words containing OPTEROUS

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
HYMENOPTEROUS• hymenopterous adj. (Entomology) Of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran.
• HYMENOPTEROUS adj. having four membranous wings, as do ants, bees and wasps.
LEPIDOPTEROUS• lepidopterous adj. Having scaly wings.
• lepidopterous adj. Of, or pertaining to butterflies.
• LEPIDOPTEROUS adj. having four wings, such as a moth or butterfly.
PLECTOPTEROUS• PLECTOPTEROUS adj. of or like the Plectoptera, mayflies.
TRICHOPTEROUS• trichopterous adj. (Zoology) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing the Trichoptera.
• TRICHOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Trichoptera, caddis flies.
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.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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  • English Wiktionary: 24 words
  • Scrabble in French: no word
  • Scrabble in Spanish: no word
  • Scrabble in Italian: no word
  • Scrabble in German: no word
  • Scrabble in Romanian: no word


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