- apterous
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adjective
Etymology: Greek apteros, from a- + pteron wing — more at feather
Date: 1775
lacking wings <apterous insects>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Apterous — Ap ter*ous, a. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; opposed to {alate}. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apterous — [ap′tər əs] adj. [Gr apteros < a , without + pteron, a wing, FEATHER] Biol. having no wings or winglike parts … English World dictionary
apterous — ap•ter•ous [[t]ˈæp tər əs[/t]] adj. zool. wingless: an apterous insect[/ex] • Etymology: 1765–75; < Gk ápteros wingless. See a VI, pterous … From formal English to slang
apterous — adj. [Gr. an, without; pteron, wing] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Wingless, without wings or winglike expansions; exalate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
apterous — /ap teuhr euhs/, adj. 1. Zool. wingless, as some insects. 2. Bot. without membranous expansions, as a stem. [1765 75; < Gk ápteros wingless. See A 6, PTEROUS] * * * … Universalium
apterous — adjective a) Destitute of wings; wingless. b) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole … Wiktionary
apterous — ap·ter·ous (apґtər əs) [a 1 + Gr. pteron wing] wingless … Medical dictionary
apterous — ap·ter·ous || æptÉ™rÉ™s adj. wingless (Zoology); lacking wing like expansions (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
apterous — [ apt(ə)rəs] adjective Entomology (of an insect) having no wings. Origin C18: from Gk apteros (from a without + pteron wing ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
apterous — ap·ter·ous … English syllables
