Aptery

Aptery

Aptery is the anatomical condition of an animal completely lacking any kind of wings. An animal with this condition is said to be apterous.

Most animal species belong to and are phylogenetic descendants of apterous taxa. These groups are said to be primarily apterous.

Apterous animals which belong to or are phylogenetic descendants of winged taxa are said to be secondarily apterous.


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  • aptery — noun the anatomical condition of an animal completely lacking any kind of wings See Also: apterous …   Wiktionary

  • aptery — ap·tery …   English syllables

  • aptery — rē noun ( es) Etymology: a (II) + pter + y zoology : the state of being wingless …   Useful english dictionary

  • Diapriidae — undetermined Diapriidae from Germany Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction   any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… …   Universalium

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