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Webster 1913 Edition


Apteral

Ap′ter-al

,
Adj.
1.
(Zool.)
Apterous.
2.
(Arch.)
Without lateral columns; – applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle, and opposed to
peripteral
.
R. Cyc.

Webster 1828 Edition


Apteral

AP'TERAL

,
Adj.
[Supra.] Destitute of wings.