pteryla

[ ter-uh-luh ]
/ ˈtɛr ə lə /

noun, plural pter·y·lae [ter-uh-lee, -lahy] /ˈtɛr əˌli, -ˌlaɪ/. Ornithology.

one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
Also called feather tract.
Compare apterium.

Origin of pteryla

1865–70; < New Latin < Greek pter(ón) feather + hȳ́lē woods

Words nearby pteryla

pterygopalatine, pterygopalatine canal, pterygopalatine ganglion, pterygopalatine nerve, pterygote, pteryla, ptfe, ptg, ptg., pth, pthirus

British Dictionary definitions for pteryla

pteryla
/ (ˈtɛrɪlə) /

noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)

ornithol any of the tracts of skin that bear contour feathers, arranged in lines along the body of a bird

Word Origin for pteryla

C19: from New Latin, from Greek pteron feather + hulē wood, forest