Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apteran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apter-an
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods.

adj

Alternative form of apterous.

Etymology

Ultimately from a- + Ancient Greek πτερ(όν) (pter(ón), “wing”). The noun is specifically Aptera + -an; the adjective is a- + -pteran.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a
Root: πτερόν
Suffix: Aptera, pteran

Inflected Forms

apterans (plural)

Questions

What does apteran mean?: Any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods.
Where does apteran come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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