PARAPTERUM
\pˈaɹəptəɹəm], \pˈaɹəptəɹəm], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_p_t_ə_ɹ_ə_m]\
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By Noah Webster.
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Parapteron.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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pa-rap'te-rum, n. (entom.) the third sclerite of each pleuron, or lateral segment of each thoracic somite--the first and second, the episternum, and the epimeron: in birds, the scapular and adjoining feathers of the wing.--adj. PARAP'TERAL. [Gr. para, beside, pteron, a wing.]
By Thomas Davidson