patagium

[ puh-tey-jee-uhm ]

/ pəˈteɪ dʒi əm /

noun, plural pa·ta·gi·a [puh-tey-jee-uh]. /pəˈteɪ dʒi ə/.

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.

Origin of patagium

1820–30; <New Latin, special use of Latin patagium tunic border

Words nearby patagium

pasty-faced, PA system, pat, pataca, pat-a-cake, patagium, Patagonia, Patagonian, Patagonian hare, Patagonian toothfish, pataka

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Example sentences from the Web for patagium

Patagium incomplete, with concave chamber-rows and irregular network, only enveloping the basal half of the arms.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
Patagium incomplete, enveloping only the basal half of the arms, forming a regular square with concave sides.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
Patagium nearly complete, enveloping four-fifths of the arms, with four to five concave chamber-rows.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
Patagium complete, enveloping the whole disk with the arms, and forming a larger elliptical disk of looser framework.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

Patagium nearly complete with four to five concave chamber-rows.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for patagium

patagium

/ (pəˈteɪdʒɪəm) /

noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)

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

Word Origin for patagium

C19: New Latin from Latin, from Greek patageion gold border on a tunic

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单词	patagium
释义	patagium [ puh-tey-jee-uhm ] / pəˈteɪ dʒi əm / noun, plural pa·ta·gi·a [puh-tey-jee-uh]. /pəˈteɪ dʒi ə/. 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. Origin of patagium 1820–30; <New Latin, special use of Latin patagium tunic border Words nearby patagium pasty-faced, PA system, pat, pataca, pat-a-cake, patagium, Patagonia, Patagonian, Patagonian hare, Patagonian toothfish, pataka Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for patagium Patagium incomplete, with concave chamber-rows and irregular network, only enveloping the basal half of the arms. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel Patagium incomplete, enveloping only the basal half of the arms, forming a regular square with concave sides. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel Patagium nearly complete, enveloping four-fifths of the arms, with four to five concave chamber-rows. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel Patagium complete, enveloping the whole disk with the arms, and forming a larger elliptical disk of looser framework. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel Patagium nearly complete with four to five concave chamber-rows. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel British Dictionary definitions for patagium patagium / (pəˈteɪdʒɪəm) / noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə) 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 Word Origin for patagium C19: New Latin from Latin, from Greek patageion gold border on a tunic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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