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apteran

apteran noun: any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods. Also the alternative form of apterous.

Noun

apteran (plural apterans)

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

Also used as

apteran is also the alternative form of apterous.

Forms of apteran

pluralapterans

Origin of apteran

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

Questions about apteran

What does apteran mean?
Apteran means any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods.
What part of speech is apteran?
Apteran is a noun.
What is the plural of apteran?
The plural of apteran is apterans.

Words near apteran in the dictionary

  1. aptazymes
  2. aptd.
  3. apter
  4. Aptera
  5. apteral
  6. apteran
  7. apterans
  8. apterate
  9. apterates
  10. apteria
  11. apteric

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