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apterous

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Adjective
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ap=ter=ous

CIDE DICTIONARY

apterousa. 
  •  Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to alate.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

apterous, adj.
1 Zool. (of insects) without wings.
2 Bot. (of seeds or fruits) having no winglike expansions.

Etymology
Gk apteros f. a- not + pteron wing

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