apteran

noun

apteran

noun

Etymology Ultimately from a- + Ancient Greek πτερ(όν) (pter(ón), “wing”). The noun is specifically Aptera + -an; the adjective is a- + -pteran.

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Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods.

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