'Pterygopodium' definitions:

Definition of 'Pterygopodium'

From: GCIDE

Pterygopodium \Pter`y*go*po"di*um\, n.; pl. Pterygopodia. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a fin + ?, dim. of ?, ?, a foot.] (Anat.) A specially modified part of the ventral fin in male elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ, or clasper. [1913 Webster]