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basipterygia

basipterygia is the plural of basipterygium.

Meaning of basipterygium

Noun

basipterygium (plural basipterygia)

  1. A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.

Questions about basipterygia

What is basipterygia the plural of?
Basipterygia is the plural of basipterygium.

Words near basipterygia in the dictionary

  1. basipoditic
  2. basipodium
  3. basipods
  4. basipostsphenoid
  5. basipresphenoid
  6. basipterygia
  7. basipterygial
  8. basipterygium
  9. basipterygoid
  10. basipterygoids
  11. basis

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