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pterygopodium - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pterygopodium' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pterygopodium [ n.]
- A specially modified part of the ventral fin in male elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ, or clasper.

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ptenoglossa ptenoglossate pteranodon pteranodontia pterichthys pteridologist pteridology pteridomania pteridophyta pterobranchia

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