-ēəm, ˌpad.əˈjīəm noun
( plural pata·gia -ēə, -īə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin patagium gold edging or border on a woman's tunic
1. : a wing membrane: as
a. : the fold of skin connecting the forelimbs and hind limbs of certain arboreal animals (as flying squirrels and flying lizards) and serving to sustain them in making long leaps
b. : the fold of skin in front of the humeral and radio-ulnar parts of a bird's wing
2.
a. : one of a pair of small processes on the back of the prothorax of most Lepidoptera
b. : tegula 1a