/ap ter"i goht', ap"teuhr-/ , adj.
belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis.
Also, apterygotous /ap ter'i goh"teuhs/ .
[ Apterygota name of the subclass, equiv. to a- A- 6 + Pterygota pteryg- (s. of ptéryx ) wing ]