Aphanipterous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Aphanipterous is an adjective meaning (zoology) Of or pertaining to fleas of Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
Meaning
(zoology) Of or pertaining to fleas of Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
Example Sentences
According to the brief text surrounding the drawing, the emerald was an aphanipterous parasite of Caledonian wintergreen, a plant peculiar to Scotland, and was sometimes endowed with an intermittent phosphorescence at night which gave rise to a sort of green halo above it, parallel to the general plane of its body.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acanthopterous, amphilepididan, apoid, apterous, acinetiform, amphisbaenoid.
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