apterium
noun
ap·te·ri·um
apˈtirēəm
plural apteria
-ēə
: one of the bare spaces between the feathered areas on the body of a bird
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from a- a- entry 2 + pter- + -ium
- hold/hang on a moment
- hold/have promise
- hold/keep/play (something) close to one's chest
- hold/put a gun to someone's head
- holdable
- holdall
- holdalls
- holdback
- holdbacks
- holddowns
- holden
- holdenite
- holder
- holder in due course
- holder process
- holder-forth
- holder-on
- holder-ons
- holder-up
- holder-ups
- holders
- holders-forth
- holders-on
- holders-up
- holdfast