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Record 1 2021-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Fish
DEF

The anterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the paired fins of some fishes (as sharks and rays).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Poissons
CONT

Chez les poissons cartilagineux [...] on trouve des plaques basales, typiquement au nombre de trois, nommées proptérygium, mésoptérygium et métaptérygium [...]. Cet ensemble s'appuie sur la ceinture scapulaire [...]

Spanish

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