Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Brachypterous \Bra*chyp"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. ? : cf. F.
   brachypt[`e]re.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Having short wings.

Source : WordNet®

brachypterous
     adj : (especially of certain insects) having very short or
           rudimentary wings [syn: {short-winged}]