Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having short wings or fins.
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- adjective entomology Having small
wings
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Examples
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Meanwhile, in the Cairngorms, beetle species including Calathus melanocephalus, Patrobus atrorufus and Calathus micropterous declined in number as temperatures rose.
EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (Scotsman: Jenny Fyall 2009
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Importantly in Gryllus firmus, the potential differences between macropterous and micropterous individuals are not due to differences in the acquisition of resources.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthew D. Hall et al. 2008
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The relationships between the important life-history traits did not change between the micropterous and macropterous individuals or between the high and low quality diet treatments.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthew D. Hall et al. 2008
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[reviewed in 31], feature individuals of two distinct wing morphs: a micropterous (short-winged) morph that lacks the ability to fly; and a macropterous
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthew D. Hall et al. 2008
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