brachypterous
/brəˈkɪptərəs/
adjective
- Having short or reduced wings, typically referring to insects that cannot fly or fly poorly.
- Many island beetle species are brachypterous because flying is less necessary.
- The entomologist studied a brachypterous moth that had lost its ability to fly.
- The brachypterous grasshopper could only hop short distances.
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