apterygial

American

[ap-tuh-rij-ee-uhl] / ˌæp təˈrɪdʒ i əl /

adjective

Zoology.

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

apterygial British

/ ˌæptəˈrɪdʒɪəl /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of apterygial

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

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