{"id":41134,"date":"2024-10-06T10:54:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T15:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=41134"},"modified":"2024-10-06T10:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T15:54:46","slug":"word-of-the-day-992","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2024\/10\/06\/word-of-the-day-992\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Patagium<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The\u00a0<b>patagium<\/b>\u00a0(<abbr title=\"plural form\">pl.<\/abbr>:\u00a0<b>patagia<\/b>) is a membranous\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Animal body\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_body\">body part<\/a>\u00a0that assists an animal in obtaining\u00a0<a title=\"Lift (force)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lift_(force)\">lift<\/a>\u00a0when\u00a0<a title=\"Gliding flight\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gliding_flight\">gliding<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"Flight\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight\">flying<\/a>. The structure is found in\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Extant taxon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Extant_taxon\">extant<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Extinct\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Extinct\">extinct<\/a>\u00a0groups of\u00a0<a title=\"Flying and gliding animals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flying_and_gliding_animals\">flying and gliding animals<\/a>\u00a0including\u00a0<a title=\"Bat\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bat\">bats<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Bird\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bird\">birds<\/a>, some\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Dromaeosaurs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dromaeosaurs\">dromaeosaurs<\/a>, <a title=\"Pterosaur\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pterosaur\">pterosaurs<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Gliding mammal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gliding_mammal\">gliding mammals<\/a>, some\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Flying lizard\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flying_lizard\">flying lizards<\/a>, and\u00a0<a title=\"Flying frog\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flying_frog\">flying frogs<\/a>. The patagium that stretches between an animal&#8217;s hind limbs is called the\u00a0<b>uropatagium<\/b>\u00a0(especially in bats) or the\u00a0<b>interfemoral membrane<\/b>.<em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patagium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Goodness. That&#8217;s new. Noted in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovermagazine.com\/planet-earth\/the-colugo-looks-like-a-cross-between-a-bat-and-a-monkey-but-is-neither\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Colugo Looks Like a Cross Between a Bat and a Monkey, But Is Neither<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; Joshua Rapp Learn, <em><strong>Discover<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Colugos can\u2019t fly. Instead, they glide through the forest using a thin gliding membrane that covers their bodies \u2013 also known as a patagium. This membrane stretches from their neck down to the two sides of their tail, looking a little like a human in a wingsuit when they stretch it out and set sail on the winds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patagium: The\u00a0patagium\u00a0(pl.:\u00a0patagia) is a membranous\u00a0body part\u00a0that assists an animal in obtaining\u00a0lift\u00a0when\u00a0gliding\u00a0or\u00a0flying. The structure is found in\u00a0extant\u00a0and\u00a0extinct\u00a0groups of\u00a0flying and gliding animals\u00a0including\u00a0bats,\u00a0birds, some\u00a0dromaeosaurs, pterosaurs,\u00a0gliding mammals, some\u00a0flying lizards, and\u00a0flying frogs. The patagium that stretches between an animal&#8217;s hind limbs is called the\u00a0uropatagium\u00a0(especially in bats) or the\u00a0interfemoral membrane. [Wikipedia] Goodness. That&#8217;s new. 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