pteryla

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  1. noun An area on the skin of a bird from which feathers grow.

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  1. New Latin : Greek pteron, wing, feather; see -pter + Greek hūlē, forest, matter.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek πτερόν, feather, wing, + ύλη, wood.
 

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