Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Wingless; having no wings; apterous.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having no wings, as some insects.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Which does not have wings, such as certain insects.

Etymologies

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Latin prefix im- not, and Latin penna, wing or feather.

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