- In
classical architecture, a
pteron (Ancient Gr****: πτερον, 'wing') is an
external colonnade around a building,
especially an
Ancient Gr**** temple. The...
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around 510 BC, with the
stylobate measuring 21.00 x 43.00 m. The
number of
pteron column was 6 x 14.
Dreros (Crete). The
temple of
Apollo Delphinios dates...
- to be made. The
building consisted of five parts—a ba****t or podium, a
pteron or
enclosure of columns, a pyramid, a
pedestal and a
chariot group. The...
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Binomial name
Lepidochrysops pterou (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
Synonyms Neochrysops pterou Bethune-Baker, [1923]
Euchrysops pteron lilacina Ungemach, 1932...
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Lepidopterology (from
Ancient Gr**** λεπίδος (lepídos) 'scale' πτερόν (
pterón) 'wing' and -λογία (-logia)) is a
branch of
entomology concerning the scientific...
- (ἕλιξ),
genitive helikos (ἕλῐκος), "helix, spiral, whirl, convolution" and
pteron (πτερόν) "wing". In a
process of rebracketing, the word is
often (erroneously...
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Chiroptera derives from
Ancient Gr****: χείρ – kheír, 'hand' and πτερόν –
pterón, 'wing'. The
delicate skeletons of bats do not
fossilise well; it is estimated...
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their elytra,
hardened shield-like forewings, from koleos, sheath, and
pteron, wing. The
English name
beetle comes from the Old
English word bitela, little...
- They are
native to Asia. The
botanic name is from
Ancient Gr**** πτερόν (
pteron) "wing" + κάρυον (karyon) "nut".
Pterocarya are
deciduous trees, 10–40 m...
- Diptera, the name
being derived from the Gr**** δι- di- "two", and πτερόν
pteron "wing".
Insects of this
order use only a
single pair of
wings to fly, the...
