apteryla

noun

ap·​ter·​y·​la

(ˈ)ap¦terələ,

(ˈ)ā¦te-

plural apterylae

-ˌlē,

-ˌlī

: one of the spaces between the feather tracts of birds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from a- entry 2 + pteryla

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