Prop`te*ryg"i*um (?), n; pl. Propterygia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. before + a fin.] Anat.

The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of some fishes.

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

 

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