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apterous (adj.)

"wingless," 1775, from a- "not, without" (see a- (3)) + pterous, from Greek pteryx "wing" (from PIE root *pet- "to rush, to fly").

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Definitions of apterous from WordNet

apterous (adj.)
(of insects) without wings;
Synonyms: apteral
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near apterous

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