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pteryla

pteryla noun: one of the areas of a bird's skin on which feathers grow.

Noun

pteryla (plural pterylas or pterylae)

  1. One of the areas of a bird's skin on which feathers grow.

Forms of pteryla

pluralpterylas
pluralpterylae

Origin of pteryla

Possibly from ptero- + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “forest”).

Words formed from pteryla

Questions about pteryla

What does pteryla mean?
Pteryla means one of the areas of a bird's skin on which feathers grow.
What part of speech is pteryla?
Pteryla is a noun.
What is the plural of pteryla?
The plural of pteryla is pterylas.

Words near pteryla in the dictionary

  1. pterygotid
  2. pterygotids
  3. pterygotioid
  4. pterygotioids
  5. pterygotoid
  6. pteryla
  7. pterylae
  8. pterylas
  9. pterylographic
  10. pterylographical
  11. pterylographically

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