apterygial

apterygial
That lacks limbs, fins or wings

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  • apterygial — [ap΄tər ij′ē əl] adj. [< Gr apterygos < a , without + pteryx, wing + AL] Zool. lacking fins, limbs, or wings …   English World dictionary

  • apterygial — /ap teuh rij ee euhl/, adj. Zool. having no wings, fins, or limbs, as snakes and eels. [1900 05; A 6 + Gk pteryg (s. of ptéryx wing) + IAL] * * * …   Universalium

  • apterygial — ap·ter·yg·ial …   English syllables

  • apterygial — /æptəˈrɪdʒiəl/ (say aptuh rijeeuhl) adjective without wings, fins, or limbs, as snakes and eels. {a 6 + Greek pterygion little wing + al1} …  

  • apterygial —   a. wingless; finless …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • apterygial — |aptə|rij(ē)əl adjective Etymology: a (II) + Greek pterygion fin, literally, little wing + English al more at pterygium : without paired fins or limbs (as of the cyclostomes) …   Useful english dictionary

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