Definitions for apteral

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apteral ap·ter·al

Spelling: [ap-ter-uh l]

IPA: /ˈæp tər əl/

Apteral is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 202 anagrams from letters in apteral (aaelprt).

Definitions for apteral

adjective

1. (of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
2. (of a church) having no aisles.
3. (of a church façade) revealing no aisles.

Origin of apteral

1825-35; Greek ápter(os) wingless (a- a-⁶ + -pteros -pterous) + -al¹

Examples for apteral

The female is apteral, but provided with a noisy apparatus for attracting the male's attention.