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apterygial

[ap-tuh-rij-ee-uhl]

adjective

Zoology.

  1. having no wings, fins, or limbs, as snakes and eels.

apterygial

/ ˌæəˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. (of eels, certain insects, etc) lacking such paired limbs as wings or fins

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apterygial1

1900–05; a- 6 + Greek pteryg- (stem of é wing) + -ial
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apterygial1

C20: from New Latin apteryx wingless creature; see apterous

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