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adj
Having short, possibly non-functional wings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: subapterous
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: short-winged
Antonyms: none provided
History
By surface analysis, brachy- + -pterous.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
