pteroma
noun
pte·ro·ma
təˈrōmə,
teˈr-
plural pteromata
-mətə
: the enclosed space of a stoa, portico, or peristyle including the stylobate and the space to the solid wall behind the portico (as in a Greek temple)
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek pterōma from pteron feather, wing + -ōma -ome
- antalgics
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- antambulacral
- antanaclasis
- antananarivi
- Antananarivo
- antananarivoes
- antananarivos
- antapex
- antapexes
- antaphrodisiacs
- antapices
- Antarctalian
- antarctic
- antarctic archipelago
- antarctic beech
- antarctic circle
- Antarctic krill
- Antarctic minke whale
- antarctic ocean
- Antarctic Peninsula
- Antarctic toothfish
- Antarctic, the