• (n.) A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium.
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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*yg'i*al adjective Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/19
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