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Meaning of "pterylae" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PTERYLAE

ˈterɪˌliː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PTERYLAE

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Pterylae is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PTERYLAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Feather

Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some non-avian theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates, and indeed a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty. They are among the characteristics that distinguish the extant Aves from other living groups. Feathers have also been noticed in those Theropoda which have been termed feathered dinosaurs. Although feathers cover most parts of the body of birds, they arise only from certain well-defined tracts on the skin. They aid in flight, thermal insulation, waterproofing, and coloration that helps in communication and protection.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PTERYLAE

amygdalae · Aquilae · areolae · cypselae · drosophilae · Eastleigh · fibulae · formulae · galilee · Holi · insulae · jubilee · morulae · Mylae · nebulae · Omphale · Peterlee · salmonellae · Thermopylae · trabeculae

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PTERYLAE

pteridophilist · pteridophyte · pteridophytic · pteridophytous · pteridosperm · pterin · pterion · pterodactyl · pterodactyle · pteropod · pterosaur · pterosaurian · pterygial · pterygium · pterygoid · pterygoid process · pteryla · pterylographic · pterylography · pterylosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE PTERYLAE

alae · ampullae · axillae · blae · bullae · Campus Stellae · cannulae · chelae · fistulae · lamellae · maculae · maxillae · papillae · patellae · Philae · phylae · scapulae · sequelae · stelae · zooxanthellae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PTERYLAE»

Discover the use of pterylae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pterylae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vertebrate Biology
Donald W. Linzey. Figure 8.38. Basic feather types: (a) contour feather; (b) semiplume; (a) flight feather; (d) down feather; (e) bristle feather; (f) filoplume. Secondaries (b) Ventral view Figure 8.39. Feather tracts (pterylae) in. Anterior barbules ...
Donald W. Linzey, 2012
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Inner Bird: Anatomy and Evolution, The
Are the down and body feathers restricted to specific tracts (pterylae) or are they scattered over the body? Do the feathers have an aftershaft? Is there a tuft of down on the oil gland? How many feathers are there in the tail or the wing, and how ...
Gary W. Kaiser, 2010
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Modern Text Book of Zoology: Vertebrates
But in Carinatae, feathers are arranged in distinct patches or tracts, called pterylae, which remain separated by featherless interspaces, called apteria. The arrangement of pterylae varies in different orders, families and even species of birds.
R. L. Kotpal, 2010
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Ornithology in Laboratory and Field
The same condition would superficially appear to be true of all flying birds, such as the Common Pigeon and House Sparrow, but close inspection reveals that their contour feathers arise from tracts or pterylae (singular pteryla) on the skin and ...
Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr., 1985
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Natural Gardening for Birds: The Bird-friendly Backyard : ...
s Pterylae ' , Birdbatk Bonanza TALES from a BIRDER • ^. run their feathers through their beaks to realign the hooks (also called barbs) that give the feathers the structural integrity needed for successful flight. Contrary to what some might think, ...
Julie Zickefoose, 2001
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Morphogenesis of Skin
Its anterior limit cannot be determined with accuracy as it merges indistinctly with the head tracts (pterylae capitales). For experimental purposes it is convenient to fix its anterior limit arbitrarily at the level of the front edge of the atlas (Mauger ...
Philippe Sengel, 1976
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The Puerto Rican honeycreeper (Reinita): Coereba flaveola ...
The spinal pterylae are beginning to show, especially from the base of the neck to the hip. The pelvis tract of the spinal pterylae is beginning to show. The ventral pterylae are beginning to show. The eyes are still closed. These birds were ...
Virgilio Biaggi, University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus). Agricultural Experiment Station, 1955
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The Integument: A Textbook of Skin Biology
FEATHER AREAS (PTERYLAE) Feather follicles are confined to well-defined areas known as pterylae. Between these regions the skin is devoid of follicles but is nevertheless covered by plumage from adjacent sites. Feather growth usually ...
Richard Ian Campbell Spearman, 1973
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Blue Grouse: Their Biology and Natural History
8.1 1).7 It includes the sternal apterium, and after loss of feathers, skin of the abdominal pterylae. It also likely includes posterior regions of the sternal pterylae , and upper and inner parts of the crural pterylae. It develops as a result of the loss of ...
F. C. Zwickel, James F. Bendell, 2004
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Hyman's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
All the small feathers of the body are called contour feathers, and they are arranged in clearly defined tracts, the pterylae (sing., pteryla) ; the spaces between them are called apteria (sing., apterium) . These details can be seen on the plucked ...
Marvalee H. Wake, 1992
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