Pennibrachium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pennibrachium is a noun meaning (zoology, paleontology) A forelimb, found on various species of extinct and extant coelurosaur, that is not used in flight or gliding but still bears long, typically pennaceous feathers which form a winglike surface.
Meaning
(zoology, paleontology) A forelimb, found on various species of extinct and extant coelurosaur, that is not used in flight or gliding but still bears long, typically pennaceous feathers which form a winglike surface.
Example Sentences
Some dromaeosaurid, troodontid, oviraptorosaur and therizinosaur specimens show the presence of what we term a ‘pennibrachium’, a forelimb bearing long feathers that form a planar, wing-like surface but are not necessarily used in aerial locomotion.
Word Forms
- pennibrachia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pennaraptoran, palaeochiropterygid, brachiopoid, hamulus, paenungulate, terebratulid.
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