Definition of Apteria. Meaning of Apteria. Synonyms of Apteria

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Definition of Apteria

Apteria
Apteria Ap*te"ri*a, n. pl. [NL. See Aptera.] (Zo["o]l.) Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See Pteryli[ae].

Meaning of Apteria from wikipedia

- Apteria is a genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1834. It contains only one known species, Apteria aphylla, the...
- by these plants. Burmanniaceae (Dioscoreales) Afrothismia - 3 species Apteria - 1 species Burmannia - 60 species Campylosiphon - 1 species Dictyostega...
- preen glands. They have no separation of pterylae (feathered areas) and apteria (non-feathered areas), and finally, they have palaeognathous palates. Ostriches...
- pterylae there are regions which are free of feathers called apterylae (or apteria). Filoplumes and down may arise from the apterylae. The arrangement of...
- researchers the constituent clades are as follows: Burmanniaceae sensu stricto Apteria Burmannia Campylosiphon Cymbocarpa Dictyostega Gymnosiphon Hexapterella...
- spot near the outer tip of a feather. apterylae Singular: apteryla. Also, apteria. Regions of a bird's skin, between the pterylae (feather tracts), which...
-  orobanchoides Binomial name Dictyostega orobanchoides (Hook.) Miers Synonyms Apteria orobanchoides Hook. Dictyostega schomburgkii Miers Dictyostega campanulata...
- saprophytic species like burmannia (Burmannia biflora) and nodding-nixie (Apteria aphylla). Some baygalls and hanging bogs are no more than a small pool...
- consists of the smooth muscle of the apteria and striated subcutaneous muscles. The smooth muscles of the apteria counteract the horizontal forces experienced...