Definition of PATAGIUM

patagium

Plural: patagia

Noun

  • A membranous wing-like extension, as found on bats.
  • The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
  • A similar membrane between the body and wing of a bird.
  • One of the scales affixed to the pronotum of lepidopterous insects; the tegula.

Examples

  • He searched for a good spot to play PATAGIUM, but the board was too constricted.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin patagīum (“gilded edging of a woman's tunic”), from an unattested Ancient Greek παταγεῖον (patageîon), perhaps from πάταγος (pátagos, “clatter”).

Scrabble Score: 13

patagium: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
patagium: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patagium: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

patagium: valid Words With Friends Word