Aptera

Ap´te`ra

n. pl.

(Zool.) Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linnæn 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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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