- Apteran
- Apteran \Ap"ter*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Aptera. [1913 Webster] ||
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Apteran
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apteran — adjective or noun see aptera I * * * ˈapteran, a. and n. Zool. [f. as prec. + an.] A. adj. Wingless. B. n. A wingless insect; one of the Aptera. in Brande … Useful english dictionary
apteran — ap·ter·an … English syllables
dipluran — ▪ insect also called apteran , or entotrophian any of a group of about 800 species of small primitive wingless insects, considered by some entomologists to have features similar to ancestral insects. In some classification schemes, the order… … Universalium
apteroid — Zool. rare. (ˈæptərɔɪd) [f. as apteran a. and n. + oid.] A bird having the wings merely rudimentary (as the emu). [See apod.] … Useful english dictionary
