brachypterous

[bruh-kip-ter-uh s]

adjective Zoology, Ornithology.

having short wings.

Nearby words

brachymetacarpia,
brachymetatarsia,
brachyodont,
brachypellic pelvis,
brachyphalangia,
brachystomatous,
brachysyndactyly,
brachytelephalangia,
brachytherapy,
brachyuran

Origin of brachypterous

First recorded in 1835–45; brachy- + -pterous

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British Dictionary definitions for brachypterous

brachypterous

adjective

having very short or incompletely developed wingsbrachypterous insects

Derived Formsbrachypterism, noun

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