PTERO-

Meaning of PTERO- in English

[ 'tɛrəʊ ]

■ combining form relating to wings; having wings: pterosaur.

Origin

from Gk pteron 'feather, wing'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PTERO — ptero- n [occurring in compounds] ptero-, pter- (= feather, wing)
Interlingua English vocab
PTERO- — — see pter-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PTERO- — a combining form meaning "wing," "feather," used in the formation of compound words: pterodactyl. Also, pter- . [ pterón ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PTERO- — comb. form wing. [Gk pteron wing]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-SAURIA — ˈsȯrēə noun plural combining form Etymology: New Latin, from -saurus + -ia : lizards : animals resembling lizards — in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PTER- — combining form or ptero- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from pteron — more at feather : feather : wing pter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-COCCUS — |käkəs noun combining form ( plural -cocci |käˌkī, |käkē, |käkˌsī, |käksē) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kokkos 1. : plant …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PTEROSAUR — /ter"euh sawr'/ , n. any flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PTEROPOD — /ter"euh pod'/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Pteropoda, a group of mollusks having the lateral portions of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PTERODACTYL — — pterodactylic, pterodactylous , adj. — pterodactylid , adj. , n. — pterodactyloid , adj. /ter'euh dak"til/ , n. any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PTER- — var. of ptero- before a vowel: pteranodon.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PTEROSAUR — [ptero.saur] n [NL Pterosauria, fr. Gk pteron wing + sauros lizard] (1862): any of an order (Pterosauria) of extinct flying …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PTEROPOD — [ptero.pod] n [NL Pteropoda, group name, fr. Gk pteron wing + NL -poda] (1835): any of the opisthobranch mollusks comprising …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PTERODACTYL — [ptero.dac.tyl] n [NL Pterodactylus, genus of reptiles, fr. Gk pteron wing + daktylos finger--more at feather] (1830): any of various …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PTEROSAUR — n. any of a group of extinct flying reptiles with large bat-like wings, including pterodactyls. [PTERO- + Gk saura lizard]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PTEROPOD — n. a marine gastropod with the middle part of its foot expanded into a pair of winglike lobes. [PTERO- + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PTEROSAUR — n. any of a group of extinct flying reptiles with large bat-like wings, including pterodactyls. [ PTERO- + Gk saura …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PTEROPOD — n. a marine gastropod with the middle part of its foot expanded into a pair of winglike lobes. [ PTERO- …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PTEROSAUR — n. any of a group of extinct flying reptiles with large bat-like wings, including pterodactyls. Etymology: PTERO- + Gk saura …
Oxford English vocab
PTEROPOD — n. a marine gastropod with the middle part of its foot expanded into a pair of winglike lobes. Etymology: PTERO- …
Oxford English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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