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 Definitions of pteryla  [ˌli, -ˌlaɪ]  

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Definition of 'pteryla' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pteryla
one of the spots on the skin of a bird from which a feather develops.

Etymology:  (1865–70; < NL < Gk pter(ón) feather +h&ymacracute;lē wood, substance)

Definition of 'pteryla' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) pteryla
one of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow; -- contrasted with apteria

'pteryla' - Nearby Entries  

pterygopodia  pterygopodium  pterygoquadrate  pteryla  pterylae  pterylography  pterylosis  



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