apteran
English
Etymology
Ultimately from a- + Ancient Greek πτερ(όν) (pter(ón), “wing”). The noun is specifically Aptera + -an; the adjective is a- + -pteran.
Noun
apteran (plural apterans)
- (zoology) Any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods.
Translations
any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods
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Adjective
apteran (not comparable)
- Alternative form of apterous
References
- apteran in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- ARPANET, Arpetan