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micropterous

adjective
  1. (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
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Historical Examples of micropterous

  • Micropterous, mī-krop′te-rus, adj. having short wings or fins.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)

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  • Though most of the micropterous tribes (Brachyptera) have a fetid smell, yet there are some exceptions to this amongst them.