apterium
[ ap-teer-ee-uhm ]
noun,plural ap·te·ri·a [ap-teer-ee-uh]. /æpˈtɪər i ə/. Ornithology.
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
Origin of apterium
1Other words from apterium
- ap·te·ri·al, adjective
- Compare pteryla.
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How to use apterium in a sentence
But, the male loses most of the down feathers of the ventral apterium.
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