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wingless

[ wing-lis ]

adjective

  1. having no wings. wings.
  2. having only rudimentary wings, wings, as an apteryx.


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/ ˈ·Éɪŋ±ôɪ²õ /

adjective

  1. having no wings or vestigial wings
  2. designating primitive insects of the subclass Apterygota, characterized by small size, lack of wings, and larvae resembling the adults: includes the springtails and bristletails
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É¾±²Ô²µ±ô±ð²õ²õness, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É¾±²Ô²µî€ƒl±ð²õ²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wingless1

First recorded in 1585–95; wing + -less
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Example Sentences

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In contrast, workers are wingless females with smaller body size and degenerated reproductive tracts, usually without a sperm storage organ.

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Just inside, Max Streicher’s “Quadriga†stages massive billowing horses that call to mind wingless Pegasi the way they seem to gallop through the air.

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The wingless insects usually spread through direct contact from the hair of one person to the hair of another.

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The wingless, pill-shaped insects feed on mammalian blood and, as indicated by their name, are notorious for infesting human dwellings.

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The human louse is a wingless, blood-sucking parasite that lives its entire life on its host.

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