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metapterygium

metapterygium noun: the posterior of the three basal cartilages of the fins of ray-finned fish.

Noun

metapterygium (plural metapterygia)

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

Forms of metapterygium

pluralmetapterygia

Questions about metapterygium

What does metapterygium mean?
Metapterygium means the posterior of the three basal cartilages of the fins of ray-finned fish.
What part of speech is metapterygium?
Metapterygium is a noun.
What is the plural of metapterygium?
The plural of metapterygium is metapterygia.

Words near metapterygium in the dictionary

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

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