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Apteryges
Apteryges Ap*ter"y*ges, n. pl. [NL. See Apteryx.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of birds, including the genus Apteryx.
Cerapteryx graminis
Antler Ant"ler, n. [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular.] (Zo["o]l.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. Huge stags with sixteen antlers. --Macaulay. Note: The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See Velvet. Antler moth (Zo["o]l.), a destructive European moth (Cerapteryx graminis), which devastates grass lands.
Metapterygial
Metapterygium Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ? fin.] (Anat.) The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes. -- Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al, a.
Metapterygium
Metapterygium Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ? fin.] (Anat.) The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes. -- Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al, a.
Palapteryx
Palapteryx Pa*lap"te*ryx, n. [Paleo- + apteryx.] (Paleon.) A large extinct ostrichlike bird of New Zealand.

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- Aptery is the anatomical condition of an animal completely lacking any kind of wings. An animal with this condition is said to be apterous. Most animal...
- ants, display an extreme form of brachyptery called aptery, in which no wings grow at all. Aptery (no wings) Flightless bird (including birds with reduced...
- and robust, and is among the few tiger beetles with highly reduced wings (aptery) making them flightless. There are three known specimens in museums, with...
- global distribution. Diapriids show considerable diversity of form, with aptery (lack of wings) fairly common, sometimes in both ****es. Nearly all species...
- dark green in colour. Many adults are devoid of wings, a state known as aptery. Winged forms, known as alates, are longer and more slender than aptates...
- brachyptery (wings reduced), microptery (wings reduced to small remnants) and aptery (no wings) all occurring in the superfamily. Within family Elmidae, subfamily...
- ISBN 978-90-04-25918-8. OCLC 857712394. Heppner, J. B. (January 5, 1991). "Brachyptery and aptery in Lepidoptera". Tropical Lepidoptera Research: 11–40. ISSN 2575-9256. v...
- in 1928. It is found in Morocco. The species is alternatively listed as a subspecies of Coscinia libyssa. Brachyptery and Aptery in Lepidoptera v t e...
- species, with macroptery (developed wings), brachyptery (reduced wings) and aptery (winglessness) all occurring in the genus. These bugs live in various habitats...
- ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134. J B Heppner (1 May 1991). "Brachyptery and aptery in Lepidoptera". Tropical Lepidoptera. 2 (1): 11–40. ISSN 1048-8138. Wikidata Q113195137...