PTERYLA


Meaning of PTERYLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈter-ə-lə ]

noun

( plural pter·y·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pteron + hylē wood, forest

Date: 1867

: one of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow

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