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Plural of pteropodium. pteropodial (te (ter-o-pō'di-al), a. [ Skeleton and Outline of a Flying-fox (Pteropus). 4826 Hagen . the Malay archipelago and Australia, having no tail, a pterotheca (ter-ō-thēkä), n.; pl. pterothecæ pointed muzzle like a fox's, woolly fur on the neck, and the dental formula 2 incisors, 1 canine, and 3 premolars in each upper and lower half-jaw, and 2 molars above and 3 below on each side. P. edulis of Java, one of the best-known species, is the largest, measuring five feet in extent of wings. See also cuts under Pteropodidæ and flying - fox . Pterorhina (ter-ō-ri'nä), n. pl . [NL., prop. *Pterorrhina, neut. pl. of * pterorrhinus : see pterorhine.] A division of Alcidæ , including those whose nostrils are feathered, as typical n. pl. [NL., auks, murres, and guillemots. pterorhine (ter'ō-rin), a. [Prop. * pterorrhine, 2. Same as Pterosauridæ.