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ptilo-

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Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, feather”, “down). Compare the English -ptile, the French ptil-, and the New Latin ptilo-.

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ptilo-

  1. down, feather; also, more loosely, downy, feathery, penniform, plumiform
    ptilogenesis, ptilolite, ptilopaedic

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Latin

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Etymology

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Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, feather”, “down).

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ptilo-

  1. (New Latin) ptilo- (down, feather)
    Ptilocercus, Ptilopaedēs

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