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micropterous, a. Zool.|maɪˈkrɒptərəs|
[f. Gr. µῑκρόπτερ-ος (f. µῑκρό-ς small + πτερ-όν wing) + -ous.]
Small winged or finned. So miˈcropterism, abnormally small wing-development.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xli. 141 Most of the micropterous tribes (Staphylinus L.) have a fetid smell. 1895D. Sharp Insects i. 339 (Camb. Nat. Hist.) Some species are always micropterous. Ibid., A curious form of variation occurs in this family [Gryllidae], and is called micropterism by de Saussure. |