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archipterygium

archipterygium noun: a primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.

Noun

archipterygium (plural archipterygia)

  1. A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.

Forms of archipterygium

pluralarchipterygia

Origin of archipterygium

From New Latin archipterygium, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion). By surface analysis, archi- + pterygium

Questions about archipterygium

What does archipterygium mean?
Archipterygium means a primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
What part of speech is archipterygium?
Archipterygium is a noun.
What is the plural of archipterygium?
The plural of archipterygium is archipterygia.

Words near archipterygium in the dictionary

  1. archipolypodans
  2. archips.
  3. archipsocid
  4. archipsocids
  5. archipterygia
  6. archipterygium
  7. archism
  8. archist
  9. archistriata
  10. archistriatum
  11. archists

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