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patagium

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8
Pronunciation
/pəˈteɪd͡ʒi.əm/
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/pəˈteɪd͡ʒi.əm/ · /pætəˈd͡ʒaɪəm/

Definition of patagium

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
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noun

  1. The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
  2. A similar membrane between the body and wing of a bird.
  3. One of the scales affixed to the pronotum of lepidopterous insects; the tegula.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin patagīum (“gilded edging of a woman's tunic”), from an unattested Ancient Greek παταγεῖον (patageîon), perhaps from πάταγος (pátagos, “clatter”).

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