propatagiumn.

Brit.

/ˌprəʊpəˈteɪdʒɪəm/,

/ˌprəʊpatəˈdʒʌɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌproʊpəˈteɪdʒ(i)əm/

Inflections: Plural propatagia.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin propatagium.

Etymology: < scientific Latin propatagium (F. A. Kolenati 1857, in Allgemeine Deutsche Naturhistorische Zeitung 3 9) < pro- pro- prefix² + patagium patagium n.

Zoology.

In bats, gliding mammals, pterosaurs, etc.: the part of the patagium (the wing or gliding membrane) anterior to the forelimb (cf. patagium n. 2). In birds: the fold of skin running between the shoulder and the front edge of the wing (cf. patagium n. 3).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > wing or wings > part of

pinion?a1425

juck1575

shoulder1735

wrista1836

wing1867

propatagium1872

thumb1872

patagium1887

flight-muscle1890

1872 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 162 127 I will use the names recommended by Kolenati for the different parts of the wing-membranes [of bats]:—propatagium being the part in front of the elbow.

1890 Cent. Dict. Propatagium,..the fold of skin in front of the upper arm and of the forearm [sc. of a bird] which..forms the smooth fore-border of the wing from the shoulder to the carpal angle.

1938 Condor 40 255 The pterylosis of the wing [in the Californian condor]..conforms to the general cathartid type..in having four enlarged alula feathers, narrow propatagium, and a claw on the pollex.

1987 Jrnl. Trop. Ecol. 3 88 In ringing H[ipposideros] caffer, and other [bat] species with a wide propatagium, the split-ring is slipped through a small incision made on the anterior side of the forearm.

1998 Jrnl. Mammalogy 79 245/1 [In flying squirrels] a smaller gliding membrane, the propatagium, is supported between the cheek and the wrist in front of the forelimb.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propatagium
释义	propatagiumn. Brit. /ˌprəʊpəˈteɪdʒɪəm/, /ˌprəʊpatəˈdʒʌɪəm/, U.S. /ˌproʊpəˈteɪdʒ(i)əm/ Inflections: Plural propatagia. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin propatagium. Etymology: < scientific Latin propatagium (F. A. Kolenati 1857, in Allgemeine Deutsche Naturhistorische Zeitung 3 9) < pro- pro- prefix² + patagium patagium n. Zoology. In bats, gliding mammals, pterosaurs, etc.: the part of the patagium (the wing or gliding membrane) anterior to the forelimb (cf. patagium n. 2). In birds: the fold of skin running between the shoulder and the front edge of the wing (cf. patagium n. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > wing or wings > part of pinion?a1425 juck1575 shoulder1735 wrista1836 wing1867 propatagium1872 thumb1872 patagium1887 flight-muscle1890 1872 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 162 127 I will use the names recommended by Kolenati for the different parts of the wing-membranes [of bats]:—propatagium being the part in front of the elbow. 1890 Cent. Dict. Propatagium,..the fold of skin in front of the upper arm and of the forearm [sc. of a bird] which..forms the smooth fore-border of the wing from the shoulder to the carpal angle. 1938 Condor 40 255 The pterylosis of the wing [in the Californian condor]..conforms to the general cathartid type..in having four enlarged alula feathers, narrow propatagium, and a claw on the pollex. 1987 Jrnl. Trop. Ecol. 3 88 In ringing H[ipposideros] caffer, and other [bat] species with a wide propatagium, the split-ring is slipped through a small incision made on the anterior side of the forearm. 1998 Jrnl. Mammalogy 79 245/1 [In flying squirrels] a smaller gliding membrane, the propatagium, is supported between the cheek and the wrist in front of the forelimb. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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