pteroid

Resembling a wing or a feather.

Adjective

  1. Resembling a wing or a feather.

Origin

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -oid; by surface analysis, pter(o)- + -oid.

Forms

more pteroid most pteroid

Noun

  1. A bone, found only in pterosaurs, that connected to the wrist to support the propatagium.

Forms

pteroids