apterous – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
apterous
adj.
wingless (Zoology); lacking wing-like expansions (Botany)
Aptery
Aptery is the anatomical condition of an animal completely lacking any kind of
wings. An animal with this condition is said to be
apterous.
apterous
Adjective
1. (of insects) without wings
(synonym) apteral
(similar) wingless
Apterous
(a.)
Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects.
(a.)
Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to alate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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