apterous

1. 1.

   (of insects) without wings

   Synonymsapteral

   Similarwingless

Questions about apterous

What does apterous mean?

apterous means "(of insects) without wings".

How many syllables are in apterous?

apterous has 3 syllables: ap-te-rous. The stress falls on "ap".

What is another word for apterous?

Close synonyms include apteral. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is apterous a common word?

apterous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.