Etymology · Ancient Greek
πτερόν
19 English words descend from Ancient Greek πτερόν, most common first.
- pterodactylA pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.
- pterosaurAny flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.
- pteranodonA member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.
- apteriumAn area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
- megalopterousRelating to or characteristic of the order Megaloptera, which comprises insects with large wings and aquatic larvae.
- peripterIn classical architecture, a building surrounded by a single row of columns.
- peripterousSurrounded by a single row of columns.
- peripteryThe region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aeroplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occurs.
- -pterwing
- ptericRelating to a wing.
- pterionThe point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture; known as the weakest part of the skull.
- ptero-wing
- pteroclidAny bird in the family Pteroclidae; a sandgrouse.
- pteroidA bone, found only in pterosaurs, that connected to the wrist to support the propatagium.
- pteronA peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate.
- pteronophobiaThe fear of feathers.
- pteropodAny of free-swimming pelagic sea snails and sea slugs, of the suborder Thecosomata, that have winglike lobes on the feet; a sea butterfly.
- pterostigmaA spot on the outer wing of insects which is often thickened or coloured and so stands out from the rest; it is a group of specialized cells and has an effect on flight dynamics.
- pteroticOf or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.