-pterygii

noun plural combining form

-p·​te·​ryg·​ii

ptəˈrijēˌī

: winged ones : finned ones

—in taxonomic names

Chrondropterygii

Neopterygii

Pleuropterygii

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pteryg-, pteryx wing, fin

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