aptera

1 of 2

noun

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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 2

plural 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

-rən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Greek apterē, feminine of apteros

Plural noun

New Latin, from Greek, neuter plural of apteros

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