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单词 propatagial
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propatagialadj.

Brit. /ˌprəʊpəˈteɪdʒɪəl/, /ˌprəʊpatəˈdʒʌɪəl/, U.S. /ˌproʊpəˈteɪdʒ(i)əl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: propatagium n., -al suffix1.
Etymology: < propatagium n. + -al suffix1, after scientific Latin propatagialis (M. Fürbringer, 1885 or earlier).
Zoology.
Of or relating to a propatagium; esp. designating or relating to certain muscles and tendons in the front edge of the wing or gliding membrane.
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propatagian1887
1887 Science 5 Aug. 71/1 The propatagial slip is quite strong, and blends with the tendon of t. propatagii longus farther towards the metacarpus.
1901 Ibis Apr. 205 A muscular pectoral slip ends in tendons which reinforce the long and short propatagial tendons.
1970 Amer. Midland Naturalist 84 360 The propatagial muscle is chiefly effective for increasing the tension of the patagium and for control of wing camber as well as the angle of plane of the wing.
2002 Biol. Jrnl. Linnean Soc. 77 211 Studies of the role of flight in vertebrate evolution often have focused on the propatagial muscle complex.

Derivatives

propatagian adj. Obsolete rare = main sense.
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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > of parts of
propatagial1887
propatagian1887
1887 Science Aug. 71/2 A new drawing of the propatagian muscles of the swallows.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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