- pteryl
- , -o (NL). A wing, feather
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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Gymnopaedes — Psilopaedes Psi lo*p[ae] des, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.? bare + ?, ?, offspring.] (Zo[ o]l.) birds whose young at first have down on the pteryl[ae] only; called also {Gymnop[ae]des}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Psilopaedes — Psi lo*p[ae] des, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.? bare + ?, ?, offspring.] (Zo[ o]l.) birds whose young at first have down on the pteryl[ae] only; called also {Gymnop[ae]des}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Psilopaedic — Psi lo*p[ae]d ic, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having down upon the pteryl[ae] only; said of the young of certain birds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pteryla — Pte*ry la, n.; pl. {Pteryl[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? feather + ? wood, forest.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow; contrasted with {apteria}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pterylae — Pteryla Pte*ry la, n.; pl. {Pteryl[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? feather + ? wood, forest.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow; contrasted with {apteria}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pterylography — Pter y*log ra*phy, n. [Pteryla + graphy.] (Zo[ o]l.) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pteryl[ae], of birds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pter|y|lo|sis — «TEHR uh LOH sihs», noun. the arrangement or disposition of the feathers of a bird in definite tracts, or pterylae. ╂[< pteryl(a) + osis] … Useful english dictionary
