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apteryla

apteryla noun: any of the regions of a bird's skin, between the pterylae, which are free of contour feathers, and where filoplumes and down may grow.

Noun

apteryla (plural apterylae)

  1. Any of the regions of a bird's skin, between the pterylae, which are free of contour feathers, and where filoplumes and down may grow.

Forms of apteryla

pluralapterylae

Questions about apteryla

What does apteryla mean?
Apteryla means any of the regions of a bird's skin, between the pterylae, which are free of contour feathers, and where filoplumes and down may grow.
What part of speech is apteryla?
Apteryla is a noun.
What is the plural of apteryla?
The plural of apteryla is apterylae.

Words near apteryla in the dictionary

  1. apterygial
  2. apterygid
  3. apterygids
  4. apterygote
  5. apterygotes
  6. apteryla
  7. apterylae
  8. apteryx
  9. apteryxes
  10. aptest
  11. Apthorp

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