Definition of apterous Apterous
ap•ter•ous
We found 6 definitions of apterous from 4 different sources.
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What does apterous mean?
WordNet
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| apterous - (of insects) without wings | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- apterous (a.)
Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects. - apterous (a.)
Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to alate.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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apterous
ap′tėr-us, adj. without wings.—adj. Ap′teral, without wings: (archit.) without lateral columns. [Gr. a, neg., pteron, a wing.]
