An order or group of primitive wingless insects, also called apterygotes, including springtails and similar arthropods that never evolved wings.
From Greek 'an-' (without), 'a-' (without), 'pteryx' (wing), and '-ota' (group). A zoological classification for insects without wings.
Anapterygotes are like the ancient ancestors of modern insects—they're so primitive that they never bothered to evolve wings, a decision that's worked out fine for 350 million years.
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