pterylosis

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noun

The particular arrangement of feathers on a bird.

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Meanings

nounpterylosis (plural pteryloses)

plural pteryloses

  1. biologyThe particular arrangement of feathers on a bird.

    In a detailed study of the pterylosis of the genus Passer (with special emphasis on the house sparrow), Clench (1970) identified nine feather tracts: dorsal, scapulohumeral, femoral, ventral, lateral neck, capital, alar, crural, and caudal.

    2006, Ted R. Anderson, Biology of the Ubiquitous House Sparrow

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Anagrams

peristylospterolysis
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pterylosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterylosis

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“pterylosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterylosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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