Definitions of apterous [ˈæp tər əs]

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Definition of 'apterous'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) apterous
wingless:
an apterous insect.

Etymology: (1805–15; < NL: the genus name = Gk a-a -⁶+ptéryx wing)

Definition of 'apterous'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) apterous, apteral
(of insects) without wings

Definition of 'apterous'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) apterous
destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects

2. (adj) apterous
destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to alate

'apterous' - Nearby Entries
aptenodytes aptenodytes patagonica apteral apterous apterygidae apterygiformes apteryx

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