Apteria definitions

Apteria

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 nodding-nixie, native to the southern United States (E Texas to S Georgia), Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. ...
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apteria

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Apteria

• (n. pl.) Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See Pteryliae.
Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/apteria/

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Apteria

Ap·te'ri·a noun plural [ New Latin See Aptera .] (Zoology) Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See Pteryliæ .
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/111

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Apteria

plural of apterium
Found on http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiv

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Apteria

Areas of a bird's skin from which no contour feathers grow. Apteria are sometimes covered by down feathers, but may not be visible because the feathers cover the naked areas.
Found on http://www.sialis.org/glossary.htm

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apteria

Regions of bare or less-feathered skin between the feather tracts of birds.
Found on https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/bird-academys-a-to-z-glossary-of-bird-ter

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