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Webster 1913 Edition
Metapterygium
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Me-tapˊte-ryg′i-um
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] after + [GREEK] fin.]
(Anat.)
The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.
– Me-tapˊter-yg′i-al
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, Adj.
Definition 2024
metapterygium
metapterygium
English
Noun
metapterygium (plural metapterygia)
- The posterior of the three basal cartilages of the fins of ray-finned fish