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apterylae

apterylae is the plural of apteryla.

Meaning of apteryla

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.

Questions about apterylae

What is apterylae the plural of?
Apterylae is the plural of apteryla.

Words near apterylae in the dictionary

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

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