‖Pte‐ry″la (?), n.; pl.Pterylæ (#). (Zoöl.) One of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow; — contrasted with apteria.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.