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patagium

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patagium [pə′tā·jē·əm]
(vertebrate zoology)
A membrane or fold of skin extending between the forelimbs and hindlimbs of flying squirrels, flying lizards, and other arboreal animals.
A membrane or fold of skin on a bird's wing anterior to the humeral and radioulnar bones.
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