aptera
1 of 2noun
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plural apterae
-əˌrē
: a wingless parthenogenetic female aphid that lives on the definitive host plants producing other generations of like aphids and later a generation of alates
Aptera
2 of 2plural noun
Ap·tera
ˈaptərə
1
in former classifications : an order comprising various wingless arthropods (such as spiders, centipedes, and certain insects)
2
in some modern classifications
a
: an order of insects coextensive with Entotrophi
b
: an order of insects coextensive with Apterygota
apteran adjective or noun
-rən
Word History
Etymology
Noun
New Latin, from Greek apterē, feminine of apteros
Plural noun
New Latin, from Greek, neuter plural of apteros