BASALE

bəˈsa(ˌ)lē, -za-, -ā(ˌ)lē, -ä(ˌ)lē noun

( plural ba·sa·lia -lēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from English basal

: the proximal one of the two or more cartilaginous or bony portions in the axis of any of the paired fins of a fish — compare basipterygium