apterous

• Seltenes fachsprachliches Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'flügellos'; wird vor allem in der Entomologie für Insekten verwendet, denen die Flügel fehlen.

A rare, technical adjective meaning wingless, typically used in entomology to describe insects that lack wings.

1. WinglessC2formalscientific

   Describes an insect or other organism that naturally lacks wings.

   Flügellos

   • Fleas are apterous insects that cannot fly.
   • The apterous worker ants are responsible for foraging.
   • Some beetles have apterous species that live in caves.

   Synonymewingless

   Antonymealatewinged