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apterous

/ˈæp.tər.əs/

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adjective

/ˈæp.tər.əs/C2formalscientificobsolete
  • ruРедкое техническое прилагательное, означающее бескрылый, обычно используется в энтомологии для описания насекомых, у которых отсутствуют крылья.

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.

    ruБескрылый

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

    Synonymswingless

    Antonymsalatewinged

Forms
  • more apterous comparative form
  • most apterous superlative form
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