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pterome

pterome is the plural of pteroma.

Meaning of pteroma

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.

Questions about pterome

What is pterome the plural of?
Pterome is the plural of pteroma.

Words near pterome in the dictionary

  1. pteromalid
  2. pteromalids
  3. pteromaloid
  4. pteromas
  5. pteromata
  6. pterome
  7. pteromechanophobia
  8. pteromerhanophobia
  9. pteron
  10. pteronarcyid
  11. pteronarcyids

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