pteroma

English

Etymology

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

Noun

pteroma (plural pteromas or pteromata)

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

Noun

pteroma (plural pterome)

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

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