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Adjective: apteral  ap-tu-rul
  1. (of insects) without wings
    "Fleas are apteral insects";
    - apterous
     
  2. Having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides
    "The apteral temple had impressive columns at its entrance"

See also: amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed, prostyle, pseudoprostyle, wingless

Antonym: peripteral

Encyclopedia: Apteral