The patagium is a membranous structure that assists an animal in gliding or flight. The structure is found in bats, birds, pterosaurs, and gliding mammals. ==Bats== In bats, the skin forming the surface of the wing is an extension of the skin of the abdomen that runs to the tip of each digit, uniting the forelimb with the body. The patagium of a b...
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1. in birds, a feathered web of skin that spans the angle in front of the elbow. 2. a fold of skin in flying squirrels, flying lizards, and other arboreal gliding animals that encloses the limbs on both sides from neck to tail, enabling the animal to glide (Morris 1992).
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wing-membrane of flying mammal
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• (n.) 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. • (n.) One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. ...
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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 lepid...
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the leading edge of the wing between the shoulder and the wrist
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Pa·ta'gi·um noun ;
plural Patagia . [ Latin , an edge or border.]
1. (Anat.) 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...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pă-tā′jē-ŭm, -ă Definitions: 1. A winglike membrane.
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A fold of tough skin that extends from the brachium to the antebrachium; the patagium connects the shoulder to the wrist and forms the leading edge of the inner wing in flight.
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Is the elastic fold of skin extending from the shoulder to the carpal join.
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Expandable membranous fold of skin between body and leading edge of wing.
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