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-pterous

-pterous suffix: having wings (of a specified size, type or number).

Suffix

-pterous

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

Forms of -pterous

alternative form-pteran

Origin of -pterous

From Ancient Greek πτερ(όν) (pter(ón), “wing”) + -ous.

Questions about -pterous

What does -pterous mean?
-pterous means having wings (of a specified size, type or number).
What part of speech is -pterous?
-pterous is a suffix.

Words near -pterous in the dictionary

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

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