ptero-, pter-, -ptera, -pteron, -pteryx, -ptery, -pterous

(Greek: feather; wing, winglike)

Aphaniptera

A group of wingless insects, of which the flea is a type.

apterex

apteria

apterous

1. Zoology, having no wings.
2. Botany, having no winglike parts or extensions.

apteryx

Having no wings, wingless; the kiwi.

Archaeopteryx

A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebrae with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.

brachypterous

Dermaptera

dermoptera

diplopterous

Diptera

dipteral

dipteran

dipterous

dipteryx

Related "feather, feather-like; soft down, plumage" word units: penna-; pinni-, pin-; plum-, -plume; pterido-; ptilo-.

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(Greek: feather; wing, winglike)

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