impennous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin prefix im- (“not”) and penna (“wing, feather”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɛnəs/

Adjective[edit]

impennous (not comparable)

Lacking wings.
an impennous insect

Synonyms[edit]

apterous

References[edit]

“impennous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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