pterostichinæ

pl. [Mod. Latin ptero stich (us); Lat. fem. pl adj. suff. -inæ.] Entom.: A sub-family of Car abide. The finest are Australian. 3287 pter-ý-go-max-1l-la-ry, a. [Eng. pterygo ( id ), and maxillary. Anat .: Relating or belonging to the interior pterygoid plate or bone and the lower jaw. pter-ý-go-păl-a-tine, adj. [Eng. pterygo ( id ), and palatine.] Anat.: Relating or pertaining to the pterygoid proce and the palatine bones. second element doubtful, and Gr. ichthys a fish.] pter-y-gō-plich-thys, subst . [Pref. pterygo : waters of Brazil. There are long bristles round the Ichthy.: A genus of Siluride, from the fresh margin of the snout and inter operculum. pter-y-go-po-dium, subst . [Gr. pteryx (gen it, pterygos )=a wing, and pous (gen it. podos ) =a foot.] Anat .: A peculiarly modified portion of the ventral fin serving as a copulatory member in male elasmobranch i at a.