pteryla

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ter′ə lə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pter•y•la  (ter′ə lə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lae (-lē′, -lī′).USA pronunciation [Ornith.]
  1. Birdsone of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird. Also called feather tract. Cf. apterium. 
  • Greek pter(ón) feather + hý̄lē woods
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1865–70

'pteryla' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apterium - feather tract - tract

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