plagiopatagium

noun

pla·​gio·​patagium

¦plājēō+

plural plagiopatagia

: an extensile membrane connecting the forelimb and hind limb (as of a bat or flying squirrel) and used when spread in flying or gliding

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from plagi- + patagium

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