apterous

English

Alternative forms

apteran

Etymology

a- +‎ -pterous

Adjective

apterous (not comparable)

(zoology) Destitute of wings.
Synonyms: unwinged, wingless
- 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 354:
  The source of light was thronged by moths and apterous insects.
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.

Derived terms

subapterous

Translations

wingless — see wingless

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