01 n. In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form the wing; i…
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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.(Anat.)
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One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of Butterfly.(Zool.) See: Butterfly