patagium
patagium
[ˌpatəˈdʒʌɪəm]
(pl. patagia -ˈdʒʌɪə)
[ˌpatəˈdʒʌɪəm]
(pl. patagia -ˈdʒʌɪə)
- (Zoology)a membrane or fold of skin between the forelimbs and hindlimbs on each side of a bat or gliding mammal
(动)（蝙蝠或滑翔哺乳动物的）飞膜，翼膜
■(Entomology)a lobe that covers the wing joint in many moths
(昆)颈片，领片，翅基片
- early 19th cent.: from Latin, denoting gold edging on the edge of a Roman lady's tunic, from Greek patageion
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