apteran

Ultimately from a- +‎ Ancient Greek πτερ(όν) (pter(ón), “wing”). The noun is specifically Aptera +‎ -an; the adjective is a- +‎ -pteran.

apteran (plural apterans)

1. (zoology) Any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods.

apteran (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of apterous.

• “apteran”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• ARPANET, Arpetan