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paraptera

paraptera is the plural of parapterum.

paraptera is the plural of parapteron.

Meaning of parapterum

Noun

parapterum (plural paraptera)

  1. In certain insects, a parapteron
  2. In birds, the scapular and adjoining feathers of the wing.

Meaning of parapteron

Noun

parapteron (plural paraptera)

  1. A small lateral sclerite on the thorax of an insect

Questions about paraptera

What is paraptera the plural of?
Paraptera is the plural of parapterum.

Words near paraptera in the dictionary

  1. parapsychologically
  2. parapsychologies
  3. parapsychologist
  4. parapsychologists
  5. parapsychology
  6. paraptera
  7. parapteral
  8. parapteron
  9. parapterum
  10. parapterygoid
  11. paraptosis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paraptera (page history and authors); parapterum (page history and authors); parapteron (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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