Brachypterous

2 definitions found

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

  Brachypterous \Bra*chyp"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. ? : cf. F.
     brachypt[`e]re.] (Zool.)
     Having short wings.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  brachypterous
       adj : (especially of certain insects) having very short or
             rudimentary wings [syn: {short-winged}]