patagium

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/pəˈteɪd͡ʒi.əm//pætəˈd͡ʒaɪəm/

noun

The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.

OriginLatin patagīum ← Ancient Greek παταγεῖον →
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Meanings

nounpatagium (plural patagia)

plural patagia

  1. The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
  2. A similar membrane between the body and wing of a bird.
  3. One of the scales affixed to the pronotum of lepidopterous insects; the tegula.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαταγεῖον
  2. Latinpatagīum“gilded edging of a woman's tunic”
  3. Englishpatagium

Borrowed from Latin patagīum (“gilded edging of a woman's tunic”), from an unattested Ancient Greek παταγεῖον (patageîon), perhaps from πάταγος (pátagos, “clatter”).

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Translations

German Patagium, Flughaut
  • Patagiumthin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of gliding mammals
  • Flughautthin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of gliding mammals
  • Spannhautthin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of gliding mammals
  • Flatterhautthin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of gliding mammals
  • Gleithautthin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of gliding mammals
Italian patagio
  • patagiothin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of gliding mammals
Korean 비막
  • 비막 (bimak)thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of gliding mammals
Polish błona lotna
  • błona lotnathin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of gliding mammals
Spanish patagio
  • patagiothin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of gliding mammals
Cite this entry
APA

patagium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patagium

MLA

“patagium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patagium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patagium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patagium.

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