prefix
Meaning 1
wing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- e.g. pterosaur, pterophorid, pterochorous, pterygoid
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ptero-
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prefix
Meaning 2
feather
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- e.g. pterography, pterophyte
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing, feather”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: ptero- — wing