tripterous

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ -pterous.

Adjective

tripterous (comparative more tripterous, superlative most tripterous)

  1. Having three wings or wing-like structures.
    Hypernym: winged
    Coordinate terms: apterous, wingless (none); subapterous, brachypterous (small); dipterous (two)

Synonyms

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