chiropterygium

chiropterygium
\\|kīˌräptə|rijēəm\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from chir- + pterygium
: the typical jointed and fingered limb of a vertebrate animal conceived of as having developed from a finlike appendage — compare ichthyopterygium

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • chiropterygium — chi·rop·te·ryg·i·um …   English syllables

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