patagium
n. வௌவாலினத்தின் இறக்கைச் சவ்வு.
Pa*ta"gi*um, n.; pl. Patagia. Etym: [L., an edge or border.] 1. (Anat.) Defn: In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form the wing; in birds, the similar fold of integument uniting the fore limb with the body. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of Butterfly.