brachypterous

[ bruh-kip-ter-uh s ]
/ brəˈkɪp tər əs /

adjective Zoology, Ornithology.

having short wings.

Origin of brachypterous

First recorded in 1835–45; brachy- + -pterous

Words nearby brachypterous

brachymetacarpia, brachymetatarsia, brachyodont, brachypellic pelvis, brachyphalangia, brachypterous, brachystomatous, brachysyndactyly, brachytelephalangia, brachytherapy, brachyuran

British Dictionary definitions for brachypterous

brachypterous
/ (bræˈkɪptərəs) /

adjective

having very short or incompletely developed wings brachypterous insects

Derived forms of brachypterous

brachypterism, noun