aptera
noun
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plural apterae\ -əˌrē \
Definition of aptera
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a wingless parthenogenetic female aphid that lives on the definitive host plants producing other generations of like aphids and later a generation of alates
Aptera
plural noun
Ap·tera
| \ ˈaptərə\
Definition of Aptera (Entry 2 of 2)
1
in former classifications
: an order comprising various wingless arthropods (such as spiders, centipedes, and certain insects)
2 in some modern classifications
a
: an order of insects coextensive with Entotrophi
b
: an order of insects coextensive with Apterygota
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