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basipterygium

basipterygium noun: a cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.

Noun

basipterygium (plural basipterygia)

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

basipterygium meaning in Tamil

basipterygium in Tamil

இடுப்பிறக்கையெலும்பு

Forms of basipterygium

pluralbasipterygia

Origin of basipterygium

From basi- + pterygium.

Words formed from basipterygium

Questions about basipterygium

What does basipterygium mean?
Basipterygium means a cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
What is basipterygium in Tamil?
Basipterygium in Tamil is இடுப்பிறக்கையெலும்பு. See Basipterygium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is basipterygium?
Basipterygium is a noun.
What is the plural of basipterygium?
The plural of basipterygium is basipterygia.

Words near basipterygium in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: basipterygium (page history and authors); basipterygium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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