apterygial

[ ap-tuh-rij-ee-uhl ]

adjective

, Zoology.

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

apterygial

/ ˌæptəˈrɪdʒɪəl /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of apterygial¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of apterygial¹

C20: from New Latin apteryx wingless creature; see apterous