Apterous

[æptәrәs]

Definition

(adj.) (of insects) without wings .

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Definition

(a.) Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects.

(a.) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to alate.

Editor: Moore

Definition

adj. without wings.—adj. Ap′teral without wings: (archit.) without lateral columns.

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