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Meaning of "apterous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APTEROUS

From Greek apteros wingless, from a-1 + pteron wing.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APTEROUS

apterous  [ˈæptərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APTEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apterous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES APTEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of apterous in the English dictionary

The definition of apterous in the dictionary is without wings, as silverfish and springtails. Other definition of apterous is without winglike expansions, as some plant stems, seeds, and fruits.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APTEROUS


aphanipterous
ˌæfəˈnɪptərəs
brachypterous
bræˈkɪptərəs
chiropterous
kaɪˈrɒptərəs
coleopterous
ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərəs
dipterous
ˈdɪptərəs
hemipterous
hɪˈmɪptərəs
heteropterous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒptərəs
homopterous
həʊˈmɒptərəs
hymenopterous
ˌhaɪmɪˈnɒptərəs
lepidopterous
ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərəs
macropterous
məˈkrɒptərəs
neuropterous
njʊˈrɒptərəs
orthopterous
ɔːˈθɒptərəs
plecopterous
pləˈkɒptərəs
strepsipterous
strɛpˈsɪptərəs
tetrapterous
tɛˈtræptərəs
thysanopterous
ˌθɪsəˈnɒptərəs
trachypterus
træˈkɪptərəs
trichopterous
trɪˈkɒptərəs
tripterous
ˈtrɪptərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APTEROUS

apse
apsidal
apsides
apsidiole
apsis
apso
apt
apt.
apteral
apterism
apterium
apterygial
apteryx
aptitude
aptitude test
aptitudinally
aptly
aptness
aptote
aptotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE APTEROUS

boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
coniferous
cruciferous
dangerous
generous
humorous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
odoriferous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
seminiferous
serous
slanderous
splendiferous
thunderous
treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of apterous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apterous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APTEROUS

Find out the translation of apterous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apterous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apterous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无翅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apterous
570 millions of speakers

English

apterous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

apterous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عديم الجناح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бескрылые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apterous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডানা নাই এমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans extensions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apterous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

apterous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無翅の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

apterous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apterous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có cánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

apterous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतृप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanatsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aptero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apterous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безкрилі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apteri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άπτερος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongevleugeld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apterous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apterous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apterous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APTEROUS»

The term «apterous» is normally little used and occupies the 128.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APTEROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apterous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apterous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apterous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APTEROUS»

Discover the use of apterous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apterous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Murine Homeobox Gene Control of Embryonic Patterning and ...
The dorsoventral subdivision of the Drosophila wing is controlled by the function of the apterous gene in dorsal cells (Diaz-Benjumea and Cohen, 1993; Blair et al. , 1994). Cells that express apterous form dorsal structures, while cells lacking ...
T. Lufkin, 2003
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Nature London: The International Weekly Journal of Science
that the proportion of winged and apterous species that extend their range beyond the island, should not be very strikingly different from the proportion that is found on the island. We do not find, for example, that the proportion of the win_less ...
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The Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London
If their distribution has been effected by land-continuity, we should expect that the proportion of winged and apterous species that extend their range beyond the island, should not be very strikingly different from the proportion that is found on ...
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Transactions
If their distribution has been effected by land-continuity, we should expect that the proportion of winged and apterous species that extend their range beyond the island, should not be very strikingly different from the proportion that is found on ...
5
Ecology and Biogeography of High Altitude Insects
The general preponderance of flightless, brachypterous and apterous insects on mountains has long been known from different parts of the world. Babler (74), Janetschek (567), SCHONMANN (932) and others have, for example, reported the ...
M.S. Mani, 1968
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Feestbundel bij de opening van het Kolveniershof en het ...
We found in our species no trace of the fantastic dimorphism in apterous viviparous and oviparous females that Ossiannilsson (1959) described for N. futigifcra and which to our knowledge is unique in its kind in aphids. It should be mentioned ...
‎1936
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A General System of Nature,: Through the Three Grand ...
Apterous, black, opakc: íhells connected, wîth irregular f-i # rough confluent dots. X ' Inhabits Europe. Oli<v. Ins. 35. I. )%: I. /feW and thorax irregularly dotted : body beneath íhining. C- Glabrattu. Apterous, black : íhells uniform. Inhabits.
Carl von Linné, 1806
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The Evolution of Social Behaviour in Insects and Arachnids
Non-dispersing reproductives: apterous and brachypterous Alates neotenics, some soldiers Most soldiers and some workers Alates (Dispersed) Alates (non- dispersing supplemental reproductives) I diers and brachypterous neotenics; and  ...
Jae C. Choe, Bernard J. Crespi, 1997
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Aquatic Genomics: Steps Toward a Great Future
1998). Overexpression of the LIM domains of Apterous disrupted wing development, suggesting that the overexpressed LIM domains disrupted the interaction of Atperous with Chip, a Drosophila protein of the Ldb/NLI/CLIM family , which binds ...
Nobuyoshi Shimizu, 2003
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Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
Clearly therefore, the mere removal of prepupal males from their cocoons does not cause them to take on the appearance or habits of the apterous males. As has been noted above, the apterous males are extremely active. They copulate ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APTEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apterous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aussie is winner of Dubai Scrabble contest
... and 654 in the masters division, with 145 for the highest scored word of apterous by former Gulf champion Ralph Lobo, originally from India. «The National, Jan 15»
2
Countdown: What's the winning formula that makes this the longest …
Today, that site, Apterous, has become an essential tool for anyone preparing to go on the show. "For the last four or five years," he says, "every ... «The Independent, Sep 14»
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New Data Point to Use of RNAi for Pesticide Resistance …
In their own studies, the CAU scientists have found that CarE was more highly expressed in apterous adults of Aphis gossypii strains resistant to both OP and ... «GenomeWeb, Aug 14»
4
Countdown king Glen is back for eighth time
Like seven of the eight finalists in the current series Glen is a member of apterous.org, an online Countdown community where players can ... «expressandstar.com, Dec 13»
5
Rainham cricketer makes second appearance on Channel 4's …
Visitors to www.apterous.org can play the game online, with 500 players currently subscribed. As club secretary of Rainham Cricket Club, ... «Romford Recorder, Mar 13»
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Street Countdown: 24-hour word-play people meet for a conundrum …
Tonight's competitors will have spent every waking hour preparing by playing the unofficial online game Apterous.org, set up by Cambridge ... «The Independent, Aug 12»
7
Arizona Veg IPM: lettuce aphids, powdery mildew in celery …
In addition, we have picked up a couple of alate (winged) lettuce aphids at the Yuma Agricultural Center. No colonization of apterous (wingless) ... «Western Farm Press, Mar 12»
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Arizona Veg IPM: foxglove aphid, lettuce dieback, seed crop weed …
The apterous forms are pear shaped and the abdomen is green in color. The cornicles are moderately long, thin, and tapered; varying in color ... «Western Farm Press, Jan 12»
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Arizona Veg IPM: green peach aphids, pathogen resistance, seed …
5) we readily found winged (alate) aphids plus small colonies of apterous (wingless) green peach aphids, Myzus persicae, on untreated lettuce ... «Western Farm Press, Dec 11»
10
Cambridge fresher achieves the highest ever score on Countdown
Apterous.org, founded by Cambridge post-graduate Charlie Reams, allows people to play countdown against each other. Charlie Reams ... «Varsity Online, Oct 10»

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