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patagia

patagia is the plural of patagium.

Meaning of patagium

Noun

patagium (plural patagia)

  1. The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
  2. A similar membrane between the body and wing of a bird.
  3. One of the scales affixed to the pronotum of lepidopterous insects; the tegula.

Questions about patagia

What is patagia the plural of?
Patagia is the plural of patagium.

Words near patagia in the dictionary

  1. patacoon
  2. patacoons
  3. pataecid
  4. pataecids
  5. Patag
  6. patagia
  7. patagial
  8. patagially
  9. patagials
  10. patagiate
  11. patagium

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