The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brachypterous \Bra*chyp"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. ? : cf. F. brachypt[`e]re.] (Zool.) Having short wings. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brachypterous adj 1: (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings [syn: brachypterous, short-winged]