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External colonnade around a building, common in Classical architecture
In Classical architecture, a pteron (Ancient Greek: πτερον, 'wing') is an external colonnade around a building, especially an Ancient Greek temple. The
Pteron
Infraclass of insects
Neoptera (Ancient Greek néos ("new") + pterón ("wing")) is a classification group that includes most orders of the winged insects, specifically those that
Neoptera
Goddess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus
measured 18,75x50,01m at the stylobate. The number of the originally wooden pteron columns was 6x16 (hexastyle). Τhe wooden columns were later replaced with
Hera
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
and the number of pteron columns was 6X13. An Ionic frieze carried across pteron and continued round interior of each end of pteron. The cella with porches
Poseidon
Ancient Greek god
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
Apollo
Family of mammals
Dermoptera, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma), meaning "skin", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing". Colugos are nocturnal, tree-dwelling, gliding mammals
Colugo
Family of fishes
Malapteruridae (from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós) meaning "soft", πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", and οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail"), is a family of catfishes
Electric_catfish
Order of flying mammals
derives from the Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír), meaning "hand", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing". The delicate skeletons of bats do not fossilise well;
Bat
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Pteraspis (from Greek: πτερόν pteron 'wing' or 'fin' and Greek: ἀσπίς aspís 'shield') is an extinct genus of pteraspidid heterostracan jawless fish. It
Pteraspis
Order of insects
Neuroptera, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron), meaning "nerve", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", also known as net-winged insects, includes the lacewings
Neuroptera
Aircraft which use flapping movement of the wings to generate lift
An ornithopter (from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis) 'bird' and πτερόν (pterón) 'wing') is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings. Designers sought to
Ornithopter
Aircraft component
name is derived from the Greek words helix, helik-, meaning spiral; and pteron meaning wing. The helicopter rotor is powered by the engine, through the
Helicopter_rotor
Ancient Carian city, present day Bodrum in Turkey
to be made. The building consisted of five parts—a basement or podium, a pteron or enclosure of columns, a pyramid, a pedestal and a chariot group. The
Halicarnassus
Superorder of insects
Dictyoptera (from Greek δίκτυον diktyon "net" and πτερόν pteron "wing") is an insect superorder that includes two extant orders of polyneopterous insects:
Dictyoptera
Order of insects
Ancient Greek στρέψις (strépsis), meaning "turning around", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", are an order of insects with eleven extant families that
Strepsiptera
Branch of entomology that studies moths and butterflies
Lepidopterology (from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (lepídos) 'scale'; πτερόν (pterón) 'wing' and -λογία (-logia)) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific
Lepidopterology
Genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous
Pterodaustro (from Greek pteron, 'wing' and Latin auster, 'south') is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid pterosaur from South America. Its fossil
Pterodaustro
Order of insects
Raphidioptera, from Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís), meaning "needle", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", with two extant families: Raphidiidae and Inocelliidae
Snakefly
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
height. It was surrounded by 36 columns. They called this part the pteron. Above the pteron there was a pyramid on top with 24 steps and equal in height to
Mausoleum_at_Halicarnassus
Order of insects
Mecoptera (from Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos), meaning 'length', and πτερόν (pterón), meaning 'wing') is an order of insects in the superorder Holometabola
Mecoptera
Type of Ancient Greek or Roman temple
surrounded by a portico with columns. It is surrounded by a colonnade (pteron) on all four sides of the cella (naos), creating a four-sided arcade, or
Peripteros
Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs
Eusthenopteron (from Greek: εὖσθένος eûsthénos 'stout', and Greek: πτερόν pteron 'wing' or 'fin') is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine lobe-finned fish
Eusthenopteron
Extinct order of insects
Titanoptera (from Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán), meaning "Titan", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing") is an extinct order of neopteran insects from late Carboniferous
Titanoptera
Hallway of columns in some styles of Greek temple
peripteral temple. This allowed priests to pass round the cella (along a pteron) in cultic processions. If such a hall of columns surrounds a patio or garden
Peristasis_(architecture)
Order of insects
insect of the order Diptera (from Ancient Greek δι- di- 'two' and πτερόν pteron 'wing'), named for the single pair of wings. The hindwings have evolved
Fly
Genus of cacti
Pterocactus (from Greek pteron, "wing", referring to the saucer-shaped seed of these plants) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), comprising 9
Pterocactus
Genus of birds
flight action is also reflected in the name Pterodroma, from Ancient Greek pteron, "wing" and dromos, "runner". The short, sturdy bills of these medium to
Gadfly_petrel
Taxonomic grouping of winged insects without a certain form of wing-folding
The name Palaeoptera (from Greek παλαιός (palaiós 'old') + πτερόν (pterón 'wing')) has been traditionally applied to those ancestral groups of winged insects
Palaeoptera
Study of grasshoppers and related insects
term is derived from the Ancient Greek words ὀρθός (orthós) and πτερόν (pterón), meaning straight and wing respectively, with the English suffix -logy
Orthopterology
Genus of fishes
combination of the Greek prefix πολυ-, poly- (many) and the root word πτερον, pteron (wing or fin) – "many fins". Despite the ancient origins of the Polypteriformes
Polypterus
Species of fish
the red lionfish (Pterois volitans). The scientific name is from Greek pteron, meaning "wing", and Latin miles, meaning "soldier". Pterois miles was first
Pterois_miles
Family of fishes
occasionally aquarium pets. The name is from Greek noton meaning "back" and pteron meaning "fin". The earliest fossil of this family is otolith of Notopteridarum
Notopteridae
Genus of butterfly
Ornithoptera (from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis), meaning "bird", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing") is a genus of birdwing butterflies found in the northern
Ornithoptera
Species of butterfly
Binomial name Lepidochrysops pterou (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Synonyms Neochrysops pterou Bethune-Baker, [1923] Euchrysops pteron lilacina Ungemach, 1932
Lepidochrysops_pterou
Genus of fishes
means "finless fish" in Greek, from apteron ('no-fins' < privative a + pteron) and ichthys ('fish'). There are currently 18 recognized species in this
Apterichtus
Genus of azhdarchid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous
linhaiensis. The genus name refers to the Zhejiang Province and a Latinized Greek pteron, "wing". The specific name refers to the city of Linhai. In April 1986 a
Zhejiangopterus
Genus of fishes
Malapterurus (from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós) meaning "soft", πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", and οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail") is a genus of catfishes
Malapterurus
insect. The word is derived from entomo (meaning insect: as in entomology) + pteron (meaning wing). Entomopters are type of ornithopter, which is the broader
Entomopter
Genus of birds
comes from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix), meaning "crimson", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "feather". A large bird described from Mauritius and Rodrigues
Phoenicopterus
Extinct Devonian genus of Eurypterida
Otto Jaekel, who described the type species, and the Greek word πτερόν (pteron) meaning 'wing'. Based on the isolated fossil remains of a large chelicera
Jaekelopterus
Type of rotorcraft
(ἕλιξ, genitive helikos (ἕλῐκος), "helix, spiral, whirl, convolution"), and pteron (πτερόν, "wing"). The word is often (erroneously, from an etymological point
Helicopter
Order of insects
their elytra, hardened shield-like forewings, from koleos, sheath, and pteron, wing. The English name beetle comes from the Old English word bitela, little
Beetle
Genus of istiodactylid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous
name is derived from the discovery locality Liaoxi and a Latinised Greek pteron, "wing". The specific name is derived from Greek brachys, "short" and gnathos
Liaoxipterus
Group of insects in the order Lepidoptera
give the Lepidoptera their name (Ancient Greek λεπίς lepís, scale + πτερόν pterón, wing). These scales give butterfly wings their colour; they are pigmented
Butterfly
Family of fruit bats
misunderstanding of the suffix of "Pteropus". "Pteropus" comes from Ancient Greek pterón meaning "wing" and poús meaning "foot". The Greek word pous of Pteropus
Megabat
Species of mammals belonging to the New World leaf-nosed bat family
name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots chariots (skin, color), and pteron (wing). The epithet auritus refers to the large ears. Big-eared woolly bats
Big-eared_woolly_bat
Order of birds
name comes from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix), meaning "crimson", πτερόν (pterón), meaning "feather", and Latin formes, meaning "form". Mayr, G. (2004).
Phoenicopteriformes
Genus of trees
most subsequent systematics. Pterospermum is based on two Greek words, "Pteron" and "Sperma," meaning "winged seed." Some species are grown ornamentally
Pterospermum
Species of bivalve
production of cultured pearls. The generic name comes from Greek πτερον (pteron) meaning wing. Pteria penguin is native to the western and central Indo-Pacific
Pteria_penguin
Genus of birds
name Nannopterum combines the Ancient Greek nannos meaning "dwarf" with pteron meaning "wing". This name was coined for the flightless cormorant, which
Nannopterum
Substituted bicyclic heterocyclic compound derived from pteridine
pigments of butterfly wings (hence the origin of their name, from the Greek pteron (πτερόν), wing) and perform many roles in coloration in the biological world
Pterin
Genus of birds
Camaroptera comes from Ancient Greek καμαρα (kamara), meaning "arch", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing". The genus contains the following five species: Molecular
Camaroptera
Species of fish
the Polypteridae family. Polypterus comes from the Greek words poly and pteron, roughly translating to "many finned", while endlicheri is derived from
Polypterus_endlicherii
Species of bird
action is also reflected in the genus name Pterodroma, from Ancient Greek pteron, "wing" and dromos, " runner". This species is named after the Italian zoologist
Fea's_petrel
Order of insects
Hymenoptera comes from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn) 'membrane' and πτερόν (pterón) 'wing'. Molecular analysis finds that Hymenoptera is the earliest branching
Hymenoptera
Keyboard instrument
water-powered organ played by valves. 1st century AD (at least): the Ptera and the Pteron, an ancient Roman organ similar in appearance to the portative organs 2nd
Organ_(music)
Order of molluscs
Pteropoda (common name pteropods, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot") are specialized free-swimming pelagic
Pteropoda
Genus of birds
in a Greek origin, as if the word were related to the Greek word πτερόν (pterón), 'wing'. The four species are all sedentary specialists of cold regions
Lagopus
Genus of fishes
cusk-eels. Genypterus is derived from the Greek words genyos = face, jaw and pteron = wing, fin. There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
Genypterus
Order of insects
name comes from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), meaning "large", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", in reference to the large, clumsy wings of these insects
Megaloptera
Species of bird
epithet combines the Ancient Greek sterrhos meaning "stiff" or "hard" with pteron meaning feather. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found
Orange-throated_tanager
Genus of anhanguerid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous
Liaoningopterus gui. The genus name is derived from Liaoning and a Latinized Greek pteron, "wing". The specific name honors Professor Gu Zhiwei, an invertebrate specialist
Liaoningopterus
Superorder of insects
The Exopterygota (Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, "outside") + πτερόν (pterón, "wing") + Neo-Latin -ota ("having")), also known as Hemimetabola, are a superorder
Exopterygota
Order of insects
is Greek in origin, stemming from the words derma, meaning 'skin', and pteron (plural ptera), meaning 'wing'. It was coined by Charles De Geer in 1773
Earwig
Genus of istiodactyliform pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous
a reference to the Hongshan culture in Lioaning with a Latinised Greek pteron, "wing". The specific name means "of the lake" in Latin, referring to the
Hongshanopterus
Extinct genus of fishes
Dipterus (from Greek: δίς dís, 'two' and Greek: πτερόν pteron 'wing') is an extinct genus of freshwater lungfish from the middle Devonian period of Europe
Dipterus
Order of insects that includes grasshoppers
name is derived from the Greek ὀρθός orthos meaning "straight" and πτερόν pteron meaning "wing". Orthopterans have a generally cylindrical body, with elongated
Orthoptera
Species of fish
Malapterurus comes from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós) meaning "soft", πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", and οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail". The specific epithet
Malapterurus_microstoma
Genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaurs
is derived from Garuda, a divine bird in Hindu and Buddhist faith, and pteron—the Latinized Greek word for "wing"—a common suffix for pterosaur names
Garudapterus
Order of arthropods (fossil)
comes from Ancient Greek εὐρύς (eurús), meaning "wide, broad", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", referring to the pair of wide swimming appendages present
Eurypterid
Extinct genus of arthropods
city from the fossil site of the type species, and the Greek word πτερόν (pteron), which means wing. List of eurypterid genera Timeline of eurypterid research
Soligorskopterus
Species of bird
Ancient Greek khrusopteros meaning "golden-winged" (from khrusos "gold" and pteron "wing"). Five subspecies of golden-winged parakeet are recognized: B. c
Golden-winged_parakeet
List of terms used in biology
psychrophila psychrophilus – psychrophila – psychrophilum pterus, -pter G πτερόν (pterón) wing, feather white-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus; Pteranodon (winged
List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
List_of_Latin_and_Greek_words_commonly_used_in_systematic_names
Suborder of monofenestratan pterosaurs
Pterodactyloidea (/ˌtɛrəˈdæktl̩ɔɪdɪːə/; derived from the Greek words πτερόν (pterón, for usual ptéryx) "wing", and δάκτυλος (dáktylos) "finger") is one of the
Pterodactyloidea
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Oichalia, Greece
Depictions by artists, which begin in the early 19th century, show the pteron or external colonnade standing complete, and the architrave nearly so. The
Bassae
Genus of rhamphorhynchid pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic
name is derived from the Fenghuang Mountain and a Latinized Ancient Greek pteron, "wing". The specific name honors Li Xiumei, who donated the fossil. It
Fenghuangopterus
Genus of leaf beetles from Costa Rica
species in the genus. The proper word for "wing" in ancient Greek is however pteron (πτερόν). It is similar in appearance to Apterodina. Brachypterodina gonzalezi
Brachypterodina
Species of bird
specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek words cyanos 'blue' and pteron 'wing'. The dusky woodswallow is medium-sized and swallow-like,[citation
Dusky_woodswallow
Meeting point between the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones of the skull
aneurysms. The pterion receives its name from the Ancient Greek root πτερόν pteron, meaning 'wing'. In Greek mythology, Hermes, messenger of the gods, was
Pterion
psychiatry ptero-, ptery-, pterygo- Pertaining to a wing Greek πτερόν (pterón), wing, feather lateral pterygoid plate -ptosis falling, drooping, downward
List of medical roots and affixes
List_of_medical_roots_and_affixes
Aquatic insects of the order Ephemeroptera
"short-lived" (literally "lasting a day", cf. English "ephemeral"), and πτερόν, pteron, "wing", referring to the brief lifespan of adults. The English common name
Mayfly
Order of insects often called true bugs
The name "Hemiptera" is from the Greek ἡμι- (hemi; "half") and πτερόν (pteron; "wing"), referring to the forewings of many heteropterans which are hardened
Hemiptera
Extinct genus of fishes
Tetrapterus (from Greek: τετρα tetra, 'four' and Greek: πτερόν pteron 'wing') is an extinct genus of prehistoric perciform fish. Paleontology portal Fish
Tetrapterus
Species of bird
zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek pteron meaning "wing" with -klēs meaning "notable" or "splendid". The specific
Painted_sandgrouse
Species of butterfly
(Bolivia) Yanguna cometes staudingeri (Plötz, 1879) (Peru, Bolivia) Funet Neotropical butterflies Pteron World Butterflies of America Yanguna cometes v t e
Yanguna_cometes
Fictional place on Marvel Comics
possible ties to the Lizardmen and are a hunter-gatherer society. Pterons – The Pterons are a race of Beast-Men who resemble humanoid Pterosaurs and reside
Savage_Land
Proposed reconstructed word list for the Proto-Indo-European language
"feather" ON fjǫðr "feather" penna < *petna "wing; feather; quill pen" (> pen) pterón "feather, wing; winged creature" pát·tra- "wing, pinion, feather; leaf,
Indo-European_vocabulary
Genus of pterosaur of the Late Cretaceous
Pteranodon (/təˈrænədɒn/; from Ancient Greek pteron 'wing', an- 'without', and odon 'tooth' is a genus of pterosaur that included some of the largest known
Pteranodon
Raptorial winged insects
infraorder Anisoptera comes from Greek ἄνισος anisos "unequal" and πτερόν pteron "wing" because dragonflies' hindwings are broader than their forewings.
Dragonfly
Species of birdwing butterfly
(English and German) Consortium for the Barcode of Life Barcode of Life Pteron Images of upperside and underside of male and female Banda Sea Islands Moist
Ornithoptera_croesus
Group of vascular plants that reproduce by spores
meaning fern, a Latin borrowing of the Greek word pterís which derives from pterón meaning feather. The suffix, -phyte, is a suffix meaning plant from the
Pteridophyte
Species of plant
Malvaceae as well. The classification Pterospermum is based on two Greek words, Pteron and Sperma, meaning "winged seed" and the species name acerifolium indicates
Pterospermum_acerifolium
cognate to Sanskrit kṛṣṇá and Slavic chjerno; and ptar-, cognate to Greek pterón). The name possibly refers to a raven, since this bird plays the role of
Cultural_depictions_of_ravens
Species of bird
name combines the Ancient Greek trokhalos meaning "round" or "bowed" with pteron meaning "wing". The specific epithet milnei was chosen to honour the French
Red-tailed_laughingthrush
Genus of trees
Asia and parts of Europe. The botanic name is from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pteron) "wing" + κάρυον (karyon) "nut". The genus is of particular scientific interest
Pterocarya
Body-covering structure of birds
"patra" meaning 'wing', Latin's "penna" meaning 'feather', and Greek's "pteron", "pterux" meaning 'wing'. Quills, which were early pens used for writing
Feather
Species of butterfly
information related to Acraea admatha. Images representing Acraea admatha at Bold Acraea admatha Archived 2020-01-27 at the Wayback Machine at Pteron v t e
Acraea_admatha
Family of fishes
The name Heptapteridae is derived from Greek, hepta meaning seven and pteron meaning fin; this is thought to be an allusion to the short distance between
Heptapteridae
psychrophile, psychrophilic, psychrophily pter- wing Greek πτερόν, πτεροῦ (pterón, pteroû), πτέρυξ, πτέρυγος (ptérux, ptérugos), (pterugōtós), πτερίσκος apterous
List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P–Z
List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/P–Z
Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae
to central Asia, the Himalayas, and tropical Africa. From Greek πτερον, pteron, a wing, and κεφαλη, kephale, a head, in reference to the receptacle of
Pterocephalus
PTERON
PTERON
PTERON
PTERON
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Goddess of the Brave
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Lovely and Happy
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Well-established; Well-founded; Stable; Steady; Feminine of Rasikh
Male
Yiddish
(שְׂרï‹×œ) Yiddish form of Hebrew Yisrael, SROL means "God prevails" or "contender; soldier of God."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Honey
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Incomparable
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Swedish
Daughter of Hero; He who is Foremost
Girl/Female
English Latin Italian
The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. Old name with many variants.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Dear to One's Heart
Girl/Female
Muslim
Peaceful
PTERON
PTERON
PTERON
PTERON
PTERON
n.
The region of the skull, in the temporal fossa back of the orbit, where the great wing of the sphenoid, the temporal, the parietal, and the frontal hones approach each other.