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micropteran

micropteran is the alternative form of micropterous.

Meaning of micropterous

Adjective

micropterous (comparative more micropterous, superlative most micropterous)

  1. Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings.

Origin of micropteran

From micro- + -pteran.

Questions about micropteran

What is micropteran the alternative form of?
Micropteran is the alternative form of micropterous.

Words near micropteran in the dictionary

  1. micropsy
  2. micropsychism
  3. micropsychoses
  4. micropsychosis
  5. micropsychotic
  6. micropteran
  7. micropterigid
  8. micropterigids
  9. micropterous
  10. microptery
  11. micropub

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