propterygium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of some fishes.

Word forms

propterygium propterygia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “before”) + πτερῠ́γιον (pterŭ́gion, “a fin”).

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