-pterus
noun combining form
-p·ter·us
pt(ə)rəs
: one having (such) wings or winglike structures —in generic names
ChaetopterusTrachypterus
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek -pteros -pterous
- boss (around)
- boss around
- boss man
- boss men
- boss plate
- boss-eyed
- boss-ship
- bossa nova
- bossage
- bossdom
- bossdoms
- bosse
- bossed
- electron micrography
- electron microscope
- electron microscopist
- electron microscopy
- electron multiplier
- electron optics
- electron pair
- electron probe
- electron telescope
- electron transport
- electron tube
- electron volt