apteran

== English == === Etymology === Ultimately from a- +‎ Ancient Greek πτερ(όν) (pter(ón), “wing”). The noun is specifically Aptera +‎ -an; the adjective is a- +‎ -pteran. === Noun === apteran (plural apterans) (zoology) Any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === apteran (not comparable) Alternative form of apterous. === References === “apteran”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === ARPANET, Arpetan