Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, plumage; the feathering of a bird, considered with reference to the texture or other character of the feathers themselves. Compare
pterylosis . - noun In medicine, loss of the eyelashes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Same as
pterylosis .
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- noun
pterylosis
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek πτίλωσις (ptilōsis, "feathering"), modern coinage from πτιλόω (ptiloō, "furnish with feathers").
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