About The Word Pterygopodium
Learn about the word Pterygopodium to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pterygopodium definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Pterygopodium
| Pterygopodium Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Pterygopodium?Synonyms | Synonyms for Pterygopodium: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pterygopodium: See Also | Pterygopodium In Webster's Dictionary \Pter`y*go*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Pterygopodia}.
[NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a fin + ?, dim. of ?, ?, a foot.] (Anat.)
A specially modified part of the ventral fin in male
elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ, or
clasper.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Tagus river ‐ a European river; flows into the…
- Balustrade ‐ a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people…
- Inseminate ‐ introduce semen into (a female) [v] place seeds in (the ground);…
- Contemplation ‐ a long and thoughtful observation [n] a calm lengthy intent…
- Calycophyllum candidissimum ‐ source of a tough…
- Agincourt ‐ a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under…
- Beauteousness ‐ the quality of being good looking and…
- Compulsory ‐ required by rule; "in most schools physical education are compulsory";…
- Photoengraving ‐ an engraving used to reproduce an…
- And how ‐ an expression of emphatic…