About The Word Apteral
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Apteral
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What's The Definition Of Apteral?
[adj] having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides
[adj] (of insects) without wings Synonyms | Synonyms for Apteral: amphiprostylar | amphiprostyle | amphistylar | apterous | porticoed | prostyle | pseudoprostyle | wingless Related Terms | Find terms related to Apteral: See Also | Apteral In Webster's Dictionary \Ap"ter*al\, a.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Apterous.
2. (Arch.) Without lateral columns; -- applied to buildings
which have no series of columns along their sides, but are
either prostyle or amphiprostyle, and opposed to
{peripteral}. --R. Cyc.
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