pteryla
English
editEtymology
editPossibly from ptero- + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “forest”).
Noun
editpteryla (plural pterylas or pterylae)
- (ornithology) One of the areas of a bird's skin on which feathers grow.
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editReferences
edit- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.