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pterolysis

pterolysis noun: the arrangement of different feathers in different parts of a bird.

Noun

pterolysis (plural pterolyses)

  1. The arrangement of different feathers in different parts of a bird

Forms of pterolysis

pluralpterolyses

Questions about pterolysis

What does pterolysis mean?
Pterolysis means the arrangement of different feathers in different parts of a bird.
What part of speech is pterolysis?
Pterolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of pterolysis?
The plural of pterolysis is pterolyses.

Words near pterolysis in the dictionary

  1. pteroic acid
  2. pteroid
  3. pteroids
  4. pterology
  5. pterolyses
  6. pterolysis
  7. pteroma
  8. pteromalid
  9. pteromalids
  10. pteromaloid
  11. pteromas

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