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pteroma Meaning & Definition

What Does Pteroma Mean?

As a noun, pteroma means A walkway, in a Greek or Roman temple, between the cella and surrounding colonnade.

Pteroma Definition (Noun)

  1. A walkway, in a Greek or Roman temple, between the cella and surrounding colonnade.

Noun

  1. A covert of the secondary flight feathers of a bird.

Synonyms of Pteroma

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Word Forms & Grammar

pteroma (plural pteromas or pteromata)

pteroma (plural pterome)

Origin of Pteroma

From Ancient Greek πτέρωμα (ptérōma), from πτερόν (pterón).

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