- Cheiropterygium
- Cheiropterygium Chei*rop`te*ryg"i*um, n.; pl. {Cheiropterygia}. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + pte`ryx, pte`rygos wing, fin.] (Anat.) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.