Definition of Brachypterous. Meaning of Brachypterous. Synonyms of Brachypterous

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Definition of Brachypterous

Brachypterous
Brachypterous Bra*chyp"ter*ous, a. [Gr. ? : cf. F. brachypt[`e]re.] (Zo["o]l.) Having short wings.

Meaning of Brachypterous from wikipedia

- their wings may be described as "brachypterous". Another descriptor for very small wings is microptery. Brachypterous wings generally are not functional...
- from the male, appearing to be wingless at a casual glance, but is brachypterous, having non-functional wings just below her head. She has a wider body...
- reproductives, or neotenics, develop from either the reproductive line (brachypterous neotenics) or, in rare cases, the worker line (ergatoids). Ergatoids...
- Species in this small, original subfamily are frequently wingless or brachypterous, and commonly encountered in desert environments, from Egypt to temperate...
- the gr****hopper moth or Haleakala flightless moth, is a species of brachypterous (flightless) moth from the Hawaiian island of Maui. [1] University of...
- Platycleidini: found in mainland Western Europe Individuals are normally brachypterous, but long-winged forms may be encountered. The species was originally...
- Calosoma bridgesi is a brachypterous species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. The species is 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in), is reddish-black...
- full winged and orangish in color.[citation needed] Adult females are brachypterous and can be from rusty brown to almost black.[citation needed] Nymphs...
- subfamily Meconematinae. Belonging to the tribe Meconematini, this brachypterous species may be called "Le Méconème scutigère" in French. This species...
- Mantises can be loosely categorized as being macropterous (long-winged), brachypterous (short-winged), micropterous (vestigial-winged), or apterous (wingless)...