| PTERYLA | • pteryla n. (Ornithology) One of the areas of a bird’s skin on which feathers grow. • PTERYLA n. (Greek) the feathered area on the skin of a bird. |
| PTERYGIA | • pterygia n. Plural of pterygium. • PTERYGIUM n. a growth over the cornea. |
| PTERYLAE | • pterylae n. Plural of pteryla. • PTERYLA n. (Greek) the feathered area on the skin of a bird. |
| PTERYGIAL | • pterygial adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pterygium. • PTERYGIAL adj. of or relating to a wing or fin. • PTERYGIAL n. a bone in a fin. |
| PTERYGIUM | • pterygium n. (Pathology) An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision. • pterygium n. (Zoology) A generalized limb of a vertebrate. • PTERYGIUM n. a growth over the cornea. |
| PTERYGOID | • pterygoid adj. (Anatomy) Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull. • pterygoid n. (Anatomy) A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve). • PTERYGOID adj. winglike. |
| PTERYGIALS | • PTERYGIAL n. a bone in a fin. |
| PTERYGIUMS | • pterygiums n. Plural of pterygium. • PTERYGIUM n. a growth over the cornea. |
| PTERYGOIDS | • pterygoids n. Plural of pterygoid. • PTERYGOID n. a paired bone of the upper jaw. |
| PTERYLOSES | • pteryloses n. Plural of pterylosis. • PTERYLOSIS n. the arrangement of feathers in definite areas. |
| PTERYLOSIS | • pterylosis n. (Ornithology) The particular arrangement of feathers on a bird. • PTERYLOSIS n. the arrangement of feathers in definite areas. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHY | • pterylography n. (Zoology) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylae, of birds. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHIC | • pterylographic adj. Relating to pterylography. • PTERYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to pterylography. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHIES | • pterylographies n. Plural of pterylography. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |