patagium

/pəˈteɪd͡ʒi.əm/

patagium noun: the thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.

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Noun

patagium (plural patagia)

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

patagium meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

patagium in Tamil

தோற்செட்டை

patagium in Malayalam

ചർമപ്രസരം

Forms of patagium

plural	patagia

Origin of patagium

Borrowed from Latin patagīum (“gilded edging of a woman's tunic”), from an unattested Ancient Greek παταγεῖον (patageîon), perhaps from πάταγος (pátagos, “clatter”).

Words formed from patagium

chiropatagium

Questions about patagium

What does patagium mean?: Patagium means the thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
What is patagium in Tamil?: Patagium in Tamil is தோற்செட்டை. See Patagium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is patagium?: Patagium is a noun.
How do you pronounce patagium?: Patagium is pronounced /pəˈteɪd͡ʒi.əm/.
What is the plural of patagium?: The plural of patagium is patagia.

Words near patagium in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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