apterium
[ ap-teer-ee-uhm ]
/ æpˈtɪər i əm /
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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM apterium
ap·te·ri·al, adjectiveWords nearby apterium
Ap star, Apsu, Apsyrtus, apt, apteral, apterium, apterous, apterygial, apterygote, apteryx, aptitude
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But, the male loses most of the down feathers of the ventral apterium.
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