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Apteral :: Apteral (a.) Without lateral columns; -- applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle, and opposed to peripteral..

Dermapteran :: Dermapteran (n.) See Dermoptera, Dermopteran..

Tetrapteran :: Tetrapteran (n.) An insect having four wings.

Apterous :: Apterous (a.) Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects..

Apteran :: Apteran (n.) One of the Aptera.

Paraptera :: Paraptera (pl. ) of Parapteru.

Humpback :: Humpback (n.) Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the North Atlantic are Megaptera longimana of Europe, and M. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis..

Moringa :: Moringa (n.) A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One species (Moringa pterygosperma) is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds, as well as those of M. aptera, are known in commerce as ben or ben nuts, and yield the oil called oil of ben..

Dermaptera :: Dermaptera (n.) Alt. of Dermaptera.

Aptera :: Aptera (n. pl.) Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linnaen order of insects, an artificial group, which included Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals are now placed in several distinct classes and orders..

Peripteral :: Peripteral (a.) Having columns on all sides; -- said of an edifice. See Apteral.

Apteral :: Apteral (a.) Apterous.

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