apterous

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

a- +‎ -pterous

Adjective

apterous (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
  2. (biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.

Translations
wingless — see wingless
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