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apterium

ap·te·ri·um
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-teer-ee-uh m]
    • /æpˈtɪər i əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-teer-ee-uh m]
    • /æpˈtɪər i əm/

Definitions of apterium word

  • noun apterium a bare patch on the skin of a bird between the feathered pterylae 3
  • noun apterium a bare area of skin between feather tracts on the body of a bird 3
  • noun plural apterium one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird. 1
  • noun apterium (ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird. 0

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Origin of apterium

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
From New Latin, dating back to 1865-70; See origin at a-6, pter-, -ium

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Parts of speech for Apterium

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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apterium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

apterium usage trend in Literature

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