APTEROUS


Meaning of APTEROUS in English

/ap"teuhr euhs/ , adj.

1. Zool. wingless, as some insects.

2. Bot. without membranous expansions, as a stem.

[ 1765-75; ápteros wingless. See A- 6 , -PTEROUS ]

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