Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The archetypal form or primitive type of the skeleton of the limbs of vertebrates.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A
primitive fin , like that of Ceratodus.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
New Latin, from Ancient Greek.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word archipterygium.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.