Brachypterous

/bræk.ɪpˈtɛr.ə.s/ adjective

Definition

Having short or reduced wings, as in certain insects or birds.

Etymology

From Greek 'brachys' (short) + 'pteron' (wing) + '-ous' (characterized by), a zoological term for wing morphology.

Kelly Says

Many insects have evolved brachypterous forms—some beetles and bugs have shrunk or lost their wings entirely because they live where flying isn't an advantage, like on windy islands or underground!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ዝቅተኛ እንቅስቃሴ
en-de zik-te-nya en-kis-qa-se
ARالعربية
ذو أجنحة قصيرة
dhu aj-ni-ha qas-ira
BNবাংলা
কম দৈর্ঘ্যের পंख
kom dei-rghyer pankh
CACatalà
d'ales curtes
d'a-les kur-tes
CSČeština
s krátkými křídly
s krátkými kří-dly
DADansk
kortvingede
kort-vin-ge-de
DEDeutsch
kurzwingerig
kur-t-vin-ge-rig
ELΕλληνικά
με κοντά φτερά
me kon-ta fe-tra
ESEspañol
de alas cortas
de a-las kor-tas
FAفارسی
بال پر کوتاه
bal-per ko-ta
FISuomi
lyhyt siiven
lyhyt sii-ven
FRFrançais
brachyptère
brak-tip-ter
GUGU
ચોટા પंख
cho-ta pankh
HAHA
baki
ba-ki
HEעברית
בעל כנפיים קצרות
ba-al k-na-fim ka-tzurot
HIहिन्दी
छोटी पंख
chhoti pankh
HUMagyar
rövid szárnyú
rövid szár-nyú
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersirip pendek
ber-si-rip pendek
IGIG
n'eche n'egbu
ne-che ne-gbu
ITItaliano
a ali corte
a a-li kor-te
JA日本語
短翼
たんよく
KKKK
кіші
ki-shi
KMKM
ក្បាល
k-ba-al
KO한국어
짧은 날개
jjalt-eun nal-gae
MRMR
कमी पंख
ka-mee pankh
MSBahasa Melayu
berbulu pendek
ber-bu-lu pendek
MYမြန်မာ
လှပ
lha-ba
NLNederlands
met korte vleugels
met kor-te vlu-gels
NONorsk
kortvingede
kort-vin-ge-de
PAPA
ਛੋਟੇ ਪंख
chho-te pankh
PLPolski
z krótkimi skrzydłami
z kro-tkimi skry-dła-mi
PTPortuguês
de asas curtas
de a-sas kur-tas
RORomână
cu aripi scurte
cu a-ri-pi skur-te
RUРусский
с короткими крыльями
s kor-tymi kryl-yami
SVSvenska
kortvingad
kort-ving-ad
SWKiswahili
naye na kifupi
na-ye na ki-fupi
TAதமிழ்
குறுகிய இறக்கைகள்
ku-ru-ki-ya ir-ka-ka-i
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న పక్షులు
chin-na pak-shulu
THไทย
ปีกสั้น
pee-k san
TLTL
maikli-ala
ma-ik-li-a-la
TRTürkçe
kısa kanatlı
ki-sa ka-nat-li
UKУкраїнська
з короткими крильми
z kor-tymy kryl-my
URاردو
چھھوٹے پنکھ
chho-te pankh
VITiếng Việt
có cánh ngắn
co canh ngan
YOYO
ẹ̀dá ìṣẹ́
e-da i-she
ZH中文
短翼
duǎn yì
ZUZU
umugqa
u-mug-qa

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