PTERON

Meaning of PTERON in English

noun the region of the skull, in the temporal fossa back of the orbit, where the great wing of the sphenoid, the temporal, the parietal, and the frontal hones approach each other.

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PTERON — ˈteˌrän, ˈtiˌr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from Greek, literally, wing, feather — more at feather : a side …
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PTERON — (n.) The region of the skull, in the temporal fossa back of the orbit, where the great wing of the …
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PTERON — ( n. ) The region of the skull, in the temporal fossa back of the orbit, where the great wing …
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PTERON — /ter"on/ , n. Archit. 1. (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella. 2. the …
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PTERYLA — noun (plural ~e) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pteron + hylē wood, forest Date: 1867 one of the definite areas …
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PTEROSAUR — noun Etymology: New Latin Pterosauria, from Greek pteron wing + sauros lizard Date: 1862 any of an order (Pterosauria) of …
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PTEROPOD — noun Etymology: New Latin Pteropoda, group name, from Greek pteron wing + New Latin -poda Date: 1835 any of the …
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PTERIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pter- (from Greek pteron wing) + 1-in; from its being a factor in the pigments …
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PTERID- — or pterido- combining form Etymology: Greek ~, pteris; akin to Greek pteron wing, feather fern
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COLEOPTILE — noun Etymology: New Latin coleoptilum, from Greek koleon + ptilon down; akin to Greek pteron Date: circa 1866 the first …
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APTERYX — noun Etymology: New Latin, from a- + Greek pteryx wing; akin to Greek pteron Date: 1813 kiwi 1
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HELICOPTER — I. ˈhelə̇ˌkäptə(r), -lēˌk- also ˈhēl- or sometimes substand ˈhēlēəˌk- or ˈhēlyəˌk- sometimes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive …
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FEATHER — I. ˈfethə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fether, from Old English; akin to Old High German federa wing, …
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XENOPTERI — zə̇ˈnäptəˌrī Etymology: New Latin, from xen- + Greek pteron wing — more at feather synonym of xenopterygii
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RHEGNOPTERI — regˈnäptəˌrī Etymology: New Latin, from Greek rhēgnynai to break, break loose, burst forth + pteron wing, feather — more at …
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PTIL- — combining form or ptilo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ptilon; akin to Greek pteron feather — more at feather : …
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PTERYG- — combining form or pterygo- Etymology: Greek, from pteryg-, pteryx; akin to Greek pteron wing, feather — more at feather 1. …
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-PTEROUS — pt(ə)rəs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -pteros -winged, from pteron wing, feather — more at feather : having (so many …
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PTEROMA — təˈrōmə, teˈr- noun ( plural pteroma·ta -məd.ə) Etymology: Latin, from Greek pterōma from pteron feather, wing + -ōma -ome : …
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PTEROIS — ˈterəwə̇s, -eˌrȯis noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Greek pteroeis feathered, winged, from pteron feather, wing : a …
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PTERIS — ˈterə̇s, ˈtir- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pterid-, pteris fern; akin to Greek pteron feather, wing — …
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PTERALIUM — təˈrālēəm, teˈr- noun ( plural ptera·lia -ēə) Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek pteron feather, wing : a sclerite in …
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PTER- — combining form or ptero- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from pteron — more at feather : feather : wing pter …
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PSILOTUM — sīˈlōd.əm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Late Greek psilōton, a plant, perhaps from Greek psilon down, soft …
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POLYPTERUS — pəˈliptərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek polypteros many-winged, from poly- + -pteros -winged (from pteron wing, feather …
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PHENICOPTER — |fenə̇|käptə(r), |fēn-, -nē|k- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French phoenicoptere, from Latin phoenicopterus, from Greek phoinikopteros, literally, red-feathered, from …
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PERIPTERAL — pəˈript(ə)rəl adjective Etymology: Latin peripter os peristylar (from Greek, flying around, peristylar, from peri- + pteron feather, wing, row of …
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PARAPTERUM — pəˈraptərəm noun also pa·rap·ter·on -təˌrän, -_rən ( plural parap·tera -tərə ; also parapterons ) Etymology: New Latin, from para- + …
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ODONTOPTERIS — ˌōˌdän.ˈtäptərə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from odont- + Greek pteris fern; akin to Greek pteron wing, feather — …
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NULLIPENNES — ˌnələˈpeˌnēz Etymology: New Latin, from nulli- + -pennes (from Latin penna feather, wing); akin to Greek pteron wing, feather — …
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