pa·ta·gi·um
/pəˈtājēəm/
noun
a membrane or fold of skin between the forelimbs and hind limbs on each side of a bat or gliding mammal.
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The patagium ( pl. : patagia) is a membranous body part that assists an animal in obtaining lift when gliding or flying. The structure is found in extant and extinct groups of flying and gliding animals including bats, birds, some dromaeosaurs, pterosaurs, gliding mammals, some flying lizards, and flying frogs.
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a web of skin between the neck, limbs, and tail in bats and gliding mammals that functions as a wing. 2. a membranous fold of skin connecting margins of a ...
Patagium definition: a wing membrane, as of a bat. See examples of PATAGIUM used in a sentence.
A thin membrane extending between the body and a limb to form a wing or winglike extension, as in bats and flying squirrels.
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Set: Eighth Edition Type: Artifact Creature — Golem Rarity: Uncommon Cost: {4} {3}: Patagia Golem gains flying until end of turn.