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pteroma

pteroma noun: a walkway, in a Greek or Roman temple, between the cella and surrounding colonnade.

Noun (1)

pteroma (plural pteromas or pteromata)

  1. A walkway, in a Greek or Roman temple, between the cella and surrounding colonnade.

Noun (2)

pteroma (plural pterome)

  1. A covert of the secondary flight feathers of a bird.

Forms of pteroma

pluralpteromas
pluralpteromata
pluralpterome

Origin of pteroma

From Ancient Greek πτέρωμα (ptérōma), from πτερόν (pterón).

Questions about pteroma

What does pteroma mean?
Pteroma means a walkway, in a Greek or Roman temple, between the cella and surrounding colonnade.
What part of speech is pteroma?
Pteroma is a noun.
What is the plural of pteroma?
The plural of pteroma is pteromas.

Words near pteroma in the dictionary

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

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