Aptera

From New Latin aptera, from Ancient Greek ἄπτερος (ápteros)

Aptera

1. (Aptera f) A taxonomic genus within the family Blaberidae – certain giant cockroaches, of South Africa.
2. Any of various higher-ranking groups of wingless arthropods, including:
   1. (obsolete) In former classifications: an order comprising various wingless arthropods (such as spiders, centipedes, and certain insects)
   2. Any of suborder Entotrophi of bristletails.
   3. Any of subclass Apterygota of wingless insects, including principally bristletails and springtails.

• (genus in Blaberidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Polyneoptera – superorder; Blattodea – order; Blaberoidea – superfamily; Blaberidae – family; Epilamprinae – subfamily

• (genus in Blaberidae): Aptera fusca, Aptera munda – species

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From Greek Ἄπτερα (Áptera), from Ancient Greek Άπταρα (Áptara), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀞𐀲𐀷 (a-pa-ta-wa, “Apatawa”)

Aptera

1. (historical) An ancient city in western Crete, now an archaeological site.

   Synonym: Apteron