Apteral

Ap´ter`al

a.	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.

Adj.	1.	apteral - having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides Antonyms: peripteral - having columns on all sides
	2.	apteral - (of insects) without wings Synonyms: apterous