mesopterygium

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek meso- middle + a fin.

Noun

mesopterygium (plural mesopterygia)

1. (anatomy) The middle one of the three main basal plates in the fins of certain fishes.

Related terms

• mesopterygial
• mesopterygoid

References

• “mesopterygium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.