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Webster 1913 Edition

Metapterygium

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Me-tapˊte-ryg′i-um

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] after + [GREEK] fin.]

(Anat.)

The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.

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Me-tapˊter-yg′i-al

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Adj.