Patagium

Definition:

  • (n.) In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form the wing; in birds, the similar fold of integument uniting the fore limb with the body.
  • (n.) One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of Butterfly.

Compare patagium with other words:

bird vs. patagium

patagium vs. wing

mammal vs. patagium

gliding vs. patagium

bat vs. patagium

body vs. patagium

limb vs. patagium

membrane vs. patagium