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apteria

apteria is the plural of apterium.

Meaning of apterium

Noun

apterium (plural apteria)

  1. An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
    • The two halves of the lower cervical tract are still separated by an apterium 4 mm. wide, as in the young bird, but contour feathers are now present on the chin and upper throat, so that they are united at their upper ends.1918, American Ornithologists' Union, The Auk

Words that rhyme with apteria

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Questions about apteria

What is apteria the plural of?
Apteria is the plural of apterium.

Words near apteria in the dictionary

  1. apteral
  2. apteran
  3. apterans
  4. apterate
  5. apterates
  6. apteria
  7. apteric
  8. apterin
  9. apterism
  10. apterium
  11. apternodontid

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