macropterous

macropterous
macropterous [ma kräp′tər əs]
adj.
MACRO- + -PTEROUS
having unusually large wings or fins

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ma·crop·ter·ous (mə-krŏpʹtər-əs) adj.
Having very large fins or wings.
  [From Greek makropteros: makro-, macro- + -pteros, winged (from pteron, wing. See -pter).]

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