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pteric

pteric adjective: relating to a wing.

Adjective

pteric (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a wing.
    • the pteric region

Origin of pteric

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing, feather”).

Questions about pteric

What does pteric mean?
Pteric means relating to a wing.
What part of speech is pteric?
Pteric is an adjective.

Words near pteric in the dictionary

  1. Pterelas
  2. Pterelaus
  3. ptereleotrid
  4. ptereleotrids
  5. pteria
  6. pteric
  7. pterid-
  8. pteridaceous
  9. pteridin
  10. pteridine
  11. pteridines

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