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mesopterygium

mesopterygium noun: the middle one of the three main basal plates in the fins of certain fishes.

Noun

mesopterygium (plural mesopterygia)

  1. The middle one of the three main basal plates in the fins of certain fishes.

Forms of mesopterygium

pluralmesopterygia

Origin of mesopterygium

Ancient Greek meso- middle + a fin.

Questions about mesopterygium

What does mesopterygium mean?
Mesopterygium means the middle one of the three main basal plates in the fins of certain fishes.
What part of speech is mesopterygium?
Mesopterygium is a noun.
What is the plural of mesopterygium?
The plural of mesopterygium is mesopterygia.

Words near mesopterygium in the dictionary

  1. mesoproximal
  2. mesopsammic
  3. mesopsammon
  4. mesopterygia
  5. mesopterygial
  6. mesopterygium
  7. mesopterygoid
  8. mesoptile
  9. mesoptiles
  10. mesopubic
  11. mesopuncture

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