Propterygia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Propterygium \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.
     [1913 Webster]