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patagium


1. <anatomy> In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form the wing; in birds, the similar fold of integument uniting the fore limb with the body.

2. <zoology> One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects.

Origin: L, an edge or border.

Source: Websters Dictionary