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metapterygia

metapterygia is the plural of metapterygium.

Meaning of metapterygium

Noun

metapterygium (plural metapterygia)

  1. The posterior of the three basal cartilages of the fins of ray-finned fish

Questions about metapterygia

What is metapterygia the plural of?
Metapterygia is the plural of metapterygium.

Words near metapterygia in the dictionary

  1. metapsychologies
  2. metapsychologist
  3. metapsychologists
  4. metapsychology
  5. metapsychosis
  6. metapterygia
  7. metapterygial
  8. metapterygium
  9. metapterygoid
  10. metapterygoids
  11. metapurpose

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