Aptera

aptera Translingual Etymology From mul la-new aptera, from mul grc ἄπτερος Proper noun (Aptera f) genus family Blaberidae certain giant cockroach es, of South Africa Any of various higher-ranking groups of wingless arthropods, including: mul obsolete In former classifications: an order comprising various wingless arthropods (such as spiders, centipedes, and certain insects) Any of suborder Entotrophi suborder of bristletails. Any of subclass Apterygota subclass of wingless insects, including principally bristletails and springtails. Hypernyms genus in Blaberidae ; Blaberoidea superfamily superfamily; Blaberidae family family; Epilamprinae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus in Blaberidae Aptera fusca species, Aptera munda species species References Aptera (cockroach) 1 Aptera (genus) English + (Greece) Etymology From en el Ἄπτερα, from en grc Άπταρα, from en gmy 𐀀𐀞𐀲𐀷 Apatawa Proper noun en historical An ancient city in western Crete, now an archaeological site. en Apteron Derived terms en apteran