patagium

[ puh-tey-jee-uhm ]

/ pəˈteɪ dʒi əm /

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noun, plural pa·ta·gi·a

[puh-tey-jee-uh]. /pəˈteɪ dʒi ə/.

a wing membrane, as of a bat.

the extensible fold of skin of certain insects or of a gliding mammal or reptile, as a flying squirrel.

either of two small processes on the anterior thorax, found especially among butterflies and moths.

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Origin of patagium

1820–30; <New Latin, special use of Latin patagium tunic border

Words nearby patagium

pasty-faced, PA system, pat, pataca, pat-a-cake, patagium, Patagonia, Patagonian, Patagonian hare, Patagonian toothfish, pataka

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How to use patagium in a sentence

Colugos pull off those long-distance glides with their gliding skin, known as a patagium.
On a cool night in Malaysia, scientists track mysterious colugos across the treetops|Yao-Hua Law|November 20, 2020|Science News
On each side of the thorax there is a shoulder lappet (patagium) which has its base on the front part of the thorax also.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South
Patagium incomplete, with convex chamber-rows, envelops about two-thirds of the arms.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
Patagium incomplete, with two to three concave chamber-rows, enveloping only the basal half of the arms.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

Patagium enveloping only the basal half of the arms, forming a regular triangle with concave sides.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
Patagium complete, enveloping the whole shell with exception of the terminal spines.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for patagium

patagium

/ (pəˈteɪdʒɪəm) /

noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)

a web of skin between the neck, limbs, and tail in bats and gliding mammals that functions as a wing

a membranous fold of skin connecting margins of a bird's wing to the shoulder

Word Origin for patagium

C19: New Latin from Latin, from Greek patageion gold border on a tunic

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