Pterylae


noun, plural pterylae
[ter-uh-lee, -lahy] /ˈtɛr əˌli, -ˌlaɪ/ (Show IPA). Ornithology.
1.
one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
noun (pl) -lae (-ˌliː)
1.
(ornithol) any of the tracts of skin that bear contour feathers, arranged in lines along the body of a bird

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