cheiropterygium

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.

   “All anatomists are agreed that the limbs of the higher Vertebrata are derived from those of Fishes, but the gulf between the two types of limbs is so great that there is room for a very great diversity of opinion as to the mode of evolution of the cheiropterygium.”