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ptero-

ptero- prefix: wing.

Prefix

ptero-

  1. wing
    • e.g. pterosaur, pterophorid, pterochorous, pterygoid
  2. feather
    • e.g. pterography, pterophyte

Origin of ptero-

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

Questions about ptero-

What does ptero- mean?
Ptero- means wing.
What part of speech is ptero-?
Ptero- is a prefix.

Words near ptero- in the dictionary

  1. pterion
  2. pterionic
  3. pterions
  4. pterippi
  5. pterippus
  6. ptero-
  7. pterobranch
  8. pterobranches
  9. pterobranchs
  10. pterocardiac
  11. pterocarpan

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