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apterous definition

ap·ter·ous (ap′tər əs)

adjective

Biol. having no wings or winglike parts

Etymology: Gr apteros < a-, without + pteron, a wing, feather

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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