APTERIUM


Meaning of APTERIUM in English

— apterial , adj.

/ap tear"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. apteria /-tear"ee euh/ . Ornith.

one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird. Cf. pteryla .

[ 1865-70; 6 , PTER-, -IUM ]

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