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   Basipterygium
   Ba·sip`te·ryg'i·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ba`sis a base + ptery`gion a fin.] (Anat.) A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. -- Ba*sip`ter*...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/19
   
   
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   basipterygium
   <anatomy> A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. Basipteryg'ial. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A base + a fin. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Basipterygium
   • (n.) A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium.
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