Aptera

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aptera \Ap"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL. aptera, fr. Gr. ? without wings;
     'a priv. + ? wing, ? to fly.] (Zool.)
     Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linn[ae]n
     order of insects, an artificial group, which included
     Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals
     are now placed in several distinct classes and orders.


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