πτερο-ρρῠέω, (ῥέω)
A. shed the feathers, moult, Ar. Av. 106 , Pl. Phdr. 246c , Com.Adesp. 172 , Arist. HA 564a32 , 600a23 : metaph.,to be plucked, fleeced, plundered, Ar. Av. 284 ; π. τὸν πλοῦτον
Philostr. VA 6.36
(πτερορροεῖνis interpol. in Arist. GA 783b17 ).