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单词 apterygial
释义

apterygial

[ ap-tuh-rij-ee-uhl ]
/ ˌæp təˈrɪdʒ i əl /

adjective Zoology.

having no wings, fins, or limbs, as snakes and eels.

Origin of apterygial

1900–05; a-6 + Greek pteryg- (stem of ptéryx wing) + -ial

Words nearby apterygial

Apsyrtus, apt, apteral, apterium, apterous, apterygial, apterygote, apteryx, aptitude, aptitude test, aptly
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British Dictionary definitions for apterygial

apterygial
/ (ˌæptəˈrɪdʒɪəl) /

adjective

(of eels, certain insects, etc) lacking such paired limbs as wings or fins

Word Origin for apterygial

C20: from New Latin apteryx wingless creature; see apterous
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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