wingless
adjective
wing·less
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Definition of wingless
: having no wings or very rudimentary wings
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The worker ants come in two sizes and are nonreproducing females that are wingless and black. — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Carpenter ants build nests in wet, rotting wood," 3 July 2019 The large workers are also wingless and black, but are about ½-inch long and primarily defend the nest and smaller workers. — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Carpenter ants build nests in wet, rotting wood," 3 July 2019 Lice are tiny, wingless parasites that feast on minuscule amounts of blood for survival. — Mariko Zapf, Good Housekeeping, "This 3-Step Natural Head Lice Remedy Works For My Family Every Time," 15 Aug. 2017 Nine animals and plants have been named in his honor, among them a dinosaur, (Attenborosaurus conybeari), a genus of flowering plant (Sirdavidia), and a wingless beetle (Trigonopterus attenboroughi). — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Ancient Crustacean Named After David Attenborough," 23 Mar. 2017 Nine animals and plants have been named in his honor, among them a dinosaur, (Attenborosaurus conybeari), a genus of flowering plant (Sirdavidia), and a wingless beetle (Trigonopterus attenboroughi). — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Ancient Crustacean Named After David Attenborough," 23 Mar. 2017 The museum this week settled a lawsuit with the creator of the Spirit of America, which resembles a wingless fighter jet and broke a series of speed records in the 1960s. — Joe Barrett, WSJ, "Onetime World’s Fastest Car Could Return to Public View After Speed Bump," 24 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wingless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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wingless
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of wingless
: having no wings
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