patagium / pəˈteɪ dʒi əm /

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patagium 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural pa·ta·gi·a [puh-tey-jee-uh]. /pəˈteɪ dʒi ə/.

  1. a wing membrane, as of a bat.
  2. the extensible fold of skin of certain insects or of a gliding mammal or reptile, as a flying squirrel.
  3. either of two small processes on the anterior thorax, found especially among butterflies and moths.

更多patagium例句

  1. Colugos pull off those long-distance glides with their gliding skin, known as a patagium.
  2. On each side of the thorax there is a shoulder lappet (patagium) which has its base on the front part of the thorax also.
  3. Patagium incomplete, with convex chamber-rows, envelops about two-thirds of the arms.
  4. Patagium incomplete, with two to three concave chamber-rows, enveloping only the basal half of the arms.
  5. Patagium enveloping only the basal half of the arms, forming a regular triangle with concave sides.
  6. Patagium complete, enveloping the whole shell with exception of the terminal spines.