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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

apterous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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/ˈæptərəs/

Etymology

By surface analysis, a + -pterous, or by surface analysis, aptery + -ous.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Without wings.
- Near-synonym: flightless
- The source of light was thronged by moths and apterous insects. 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 354:
(not-comparable) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
apteran		alternative	lexicographic

Antonyms

Coordinates

featherless · subapterous · bipterous · brachypterous · dipterous · tripterous

Deriveds

pentapterous · subapterous

Relateds

apteran · aptery · Apterygiformes · Apterygota · apterium · ptero- · Apteryx

Synonyms

apteral · wingless · flightless · unwinged