Apterium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Apterium is a noun meaning (ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
Meaning
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
Example Sentences
The two halves of the lower cervical tract are still separated by an apterium 4 mm. wide, as in the young bird, but contour feathers are now present on the chin and upper throat, so that they are united at their upper ends.
Word Forms
- apteria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parapterum, ornithon, pteryla, apteryla, court, patagium.
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