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patagium
[ puh-tey-jee-uhm ]
noun
, plural pa·ta·gi·a [p, uh, -, tey, -jee-, uh].
- a wing membrane, as of a bat.
- the extensible fold of skin of certain insects or of a gliding mammal or reptile, as a flying squirrel.
- either of two small processes on the anterior thorax, found especially among butterflies and moths.
patagium
/ pəˈteɪdʒɪəm /
noun
- a web of skin between the neck, limbs, and tail in bats and gliding mammals that functions as a wing
- a membranous fold of skin connecting margins of a bird's wing to the shoulder
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Word History and Origins
Origin of patagium1
1820–30; < New Latin, special use of Latin patagium tunic border
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Word History and Origins
Origin of patagium1
C19: New Latin from Latin, from Greek patageion gold border on a tunic
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Example Sentences
Colugos pull off those long-distance glides with their gliding skin, known as a patagium.
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On each side of the thorax there is a shoulder lappet (patagium) which has its base on the front part of the thorax also.
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Patagium incomplete, with convex chamber-rows, envelops about two-thirds of the arms.
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Patagium incomplete, with two to three concave chamber-rows, enveloping only the basal half of the arms.
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Patagium enveloping only the basal half of the arms, forming a regular triangle with concave sides.
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Patagium complete, enveloping the whole shell with exception of the terminal spines.
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