Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
superorder within theinfraclass Neoptera — variouswinged insects . In particular the Exopterygota differ from the Endopterygota in that in general they do not have a "completemetamorphosis ". Their life cycle is typically egg --larva ornymph (in the Exopterygota the choice of terminology is largely a matter of preference) -- adult orimago ; there is not in general a clearly definedpupal phase such as occurs in the Endopterygota. In winged species the nymphs generally bear external wing rudiments, which immature members of the Endopterygota do not.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ἔξω (exo, "outside") + πτερόν (pteron, "wing") + New Latin -ota ("having") (The immature insects, if winged, bear their wing rudiments externally; compare this with the Endopterygota.)
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Examples
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Examples have been given of the exceptional passive condition of the penultimate instar in Exopterygota.
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_Endopterygota_, applied to all the orders of insects with hidden wing-rudiments (the 'Metabola' or 'Holometabola' of most classifications) and _Exopterygota_, including all those insects whose wing-rudiments are visible throughout growth ( 'Hemimetabola' and
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