patagial


pa·ta·gi·um

P0106200 (pə-tā′jē-əm)n. pl. pa·ta·gi·a (-jē-ə) 1. A thin membrane extending between the body and a limb to form a wing or winglike extension, as in bats and flying squirrels.2. An expandable membranous fold of skin between the wing and body of a bird.
[Latin patagium, gold edging on a woman's tunic, perhaps from Greek *patageion, from patagos, clatter, of imitative origin .]
pa·ta′gi·al (-jē-əl) adj.

patagial

(pəˈteɪdʒɪəl) adj (Zoology) zoology of or relating to a patagium