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- noun (Anat.) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
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- noun anatomy The typical
pentadactyloid limb of the highervertebrates .
Etymologies
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek for "hand" and "wing, fin".
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