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pterylae

pterylae is the plural of pteryla.

Meaning of pteryla

Noun

pteryla (plural pterylas or pterylae)

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

Questions about pterylae

What is pterylae the plural of?
Pterylae is the plural of pteryla.

Words near pterylae in the dictionary

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

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