[ ap'tɛrɪˌgəʊt ]
■ noun Entomology a primitive wingless insect of the group Apterygota, including the bristletails and springtails.
Origin
from mod. L. Apterygota , from Gk a- 'not' + pterugōtos 'winged'.
[ ap'tɛrɪˌgəʊt ]
■ noun Entomology a primitive wingless insect of the group Apterygota, including the bristletails and springtails.
Origin
from mod. L. Apterygota , from Gk a- 'not' + pterugōtos 'winged'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004