wingless

Definitions of wingless
  1. adjective
    lacking wings
    synonyms:
    apteral, apterous
    (of insects) without wings
    flightless
    incapable of flying
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    antonyms:
    winged
    having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
    alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped
    having or resembling wings
    alate, alated
    (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
    batwing
    formed or shaped like a bat's wing
    brachypterous, short-winged
    (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
    one-winged
    having a single wing
    pinioned
    (of birds) especially having the flight feathers
    slender-winged
    having slender wings
    small-winged
    having small wings
    volant
    with wings extended in a flying position
    winglike
    resembling a wing in shape or position
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