Patagium (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural pa·ta·gi·a [puh-tey-jee-uh]. /pəˈteɪ dʒi ə/.
  1. a wing membrane, as of a bat.
  2. the extensible fold of skin of certain insects or of a gliding mammal or reptile, as a flying squirrel.
  3. either of two small processes on the anterior thorax, found especially among butterflies and moths.
noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)
  1. a web of skin between the neck, limbs, and tail in bats and gliding mammals that functions as a wing
  2. a membranous fold of skin connecting margins of a bird's wing to the shoulder
Patagium (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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