adj
Meaning 1
Having no, or only rudimentary, wings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: apterous, unwinged
Antonyms: winged
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adj
Having no, or only rudimentary, wings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: apterous, unwinged
Antonyms: winged
adjective
lacking wings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: winged
History
Etymology tree English wing Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English wingless From wing + -less.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.