(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:09:25

Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. after + fin.] Anat.

The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.

-- Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al (#), a.

 

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