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单词 Apterygota
释义

apteryx /apˈtə-riks/

noun (pl apˈteryxes)

A member of the flightless genus of birds, Apteryx, the kiwis, found in New Zealand, having vestigial wings, no tail, reddish-brown feathers that lack aftershafts, and being about the size of a large hen

ORIGIN: Gr a- (privative), and pteryx, -ygos wing

apterygial /-tər-ijˈi-əl/ adjective (zoology)

Lacking paired limbs

Apterygota /ap-ter-i-gōˈtə/ plural noun

A class of primitive insects, wingless, without metamorphosis (ie bristle-tails, silverfish, springtails, but see collembolan)

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