pəˈraptərəm noun
also pa·rap·ter·on -təˌrän, -_rən
( plural parap·tera -tərə ; also parapterons )
Etymology: New Latin, from para- + Greek pteron wing — more at feather
1. : a small sclerite on the side of the mesothorax and metathorax of an insect
2. : tegula 1a