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-pteran

-pteran is the alternative form of -pterous.

Meaning of -pterous

Suffix

-pterous

  1. Having wings (of a specified size, type or number)

Origin of -pteran

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -an.

Questions about -pteran

What is -pteran the alternative form of?
-pteran is the alternative form of -pterous.

Words near -pteran in the dictionary

  1. -proofs
  2. -prost
  3. -prost-
  4. -prostil
  5. -pter
  6. -pteran
  7. -pterous
  8. -ptile
  9. -punk
  10. -pœia
  11. -quel

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -pteran (page history and authors); -pterous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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