单词 | pteryla |
释义 | pteryla[ ter-uh-luh ] / ˈtɛr ə lə / noun, plural pter·y·lae [ter-uh-lee, -lahy]. /ˈtɛr əˌli, -ˌlaɪ/. Ornithology.one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird. Also called feather tract. Compare apterium. Origin of pteryla1865–70; <New Latin <Greek pter(ón) feather + hȳ́lē woods Words nearby pterylapterygopalatine, pterygopalatine canal, pterygopalatine ganglion, pterygopalatine nerve, pterygote, pteryla, PTFE, ptg., PTH, Pthirus, ptilosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pterylapteryla / (ˈtɛrɪlə) / noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)ornithol any of the tracts of skin that bear contour feathers, arranged in lines along the body of a bird Word Origin for pterylaC19: from New Latin, from Greek pteron feather + hulē wood, forest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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