ˈterələ noun
( plural ptery·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī)
Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + Greek hylē wood, forest — more at hyle
: one of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow — called also feather tract ; contrasted with apterium
ˈterələ noun
( plural ptery·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī)
Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + Greek hylē wood, forest — more at hyle
: one of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow — called also feather tract ; contrasted with apterium
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012