apteran

Meaning

Noun

Any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods.

Adj

Alternative form of apterous

Translations

aptère

áptero

Etymology

Ultimately from a- + Ancient Greek πτερ(όν) (pter(ón), “wing”). The noun is specifically Aptera + -an; the adjective is a- + -pteran.