Associations to the word «Brachypterous»

Wiktionary

BRACHYPTEROUS, adjective. (zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings.

Dictionary definition

BRACHYPTEROUS, adjective. (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke