metapterygial

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metapterygial - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Metapterygium \Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ?
     fin.] (Anat.)
     The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the
     fins of fishes. -- Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al, a.
     [1913 Webster]