Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The description of pterylæ, or a treatise on pterylosis: a science which had its origin in the “System der Pterylographie” of Nitzsch, 1833-40.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylæ, of birds.
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- noun zoology The
study ordescription of the arrangement offeathers , or of thepterylae , ofbirds .
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Examples
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They also share details of pterylography and soft tissue and skeletal anatomy, plus they’re generally alike in behaviour and ecology.
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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They also share details of pterylography and soft tissue and skeletal anatomy, plus they’re generally alike in behaviour and ecology.
Goodbye, my giant predatory, cursorial, flightless hoatzin Darren Naish 2006
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