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What does macropterous mean?

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Adjective
  1. Having long wings or fins.
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In macropterous individuals with wings of normal size, the wings approach or extend beyond the apex of the abdomen.
Description of the first Recent macropterous species of Vianaidinae with comments on the phylogenetic relationships of the family within the Cimicomoprha.
Brachypterous adults were released more often than nymphs and macropterous adults.
It was hypothesized that macropterous individuals exhibit higher mobility and dispersal range than brachypterous individuals.
However, females are not a problem, because they are apterous or micropterous in Embolemus and macropterous in Ampulicomorpha.
In the 16th and 17th rounds of competition, Sloan correctly spelled macropterous and dodecarchy to win the competition.

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