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pteryla
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- Any of several distinct tracts on a bird's skin in which feathers grow.
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Origin
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mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Sweetland Dallas (1824–1890). From post-classical Latin pteryla from ancient Greek πτερόν feather + ὕλη forest, taken in sense ‘tract of woodland’
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