'Brachypterous' definitions:
Definition of 'brachypterous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings [syn: brachypterous, short-winged]
Definition of 'Brachypterous'
From: GCIDE
- Brachypterous \Bra*chyp"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. ? : cf. F. brachypt[`e]re.] (Zool.) Having short wings. [1913 Webster]