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PATAGIUM
Etymology
Noun
patagium (plural patagia)
The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
A similar membrane between the body and wing of a bird.
One of the scales affixed to the pronotum of lepidopterous insects; the tegula.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*ta"gi*um, n.; pl. Patagia. Etym: [L., an edge or border.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form the wing; in birds, the similar fold of integument uniting the fore limb with the body.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of Butterfly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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