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Aphaniptera
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Aphˊa-nip′te-ra
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] invisible (
ἀ
priv. + [GREEK] to appear) + [GREEK] a wing.] (Zool.)
A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See
Flea
. Definition 2025
Aphaniptera
Aphaniptera
Translingual
Proper noun
Aphaniptera
- (archaic) A taxonomic order within the subdivision Endopterygota – the Siphonaptera (fleas).