cheiropterygium

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cheiropterygium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cheiropterygium \Chei*rop`te*ryg"i*um\, n.; pl.
     Cheiropterygia. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + pte`ryx,
     pte`rygos wing, fin.] (Anat.)
     The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
     [1913 Webster]