parapterum

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English

Etymology

From New Latin parapteron. See para-, and pteron.

Noun

parapterum (plural paraptera)

  1. (zoology) In certain insects, a parapteron
  2. (zoology) In birds, the scapular and adjoining feathers of the wing.

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