Multiple choice

Patagium is an organ in flying mammals which is synonym to _______.

  1. hands of man

  2. wings of insects

  3. feathers of birds

  4. fins of fishes

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Explanation

The patagium in bats is the wing membrane formed by modified skin stretching between the elongated digits (fingers) of the forelimbs, along the body sides to the hindlimbs. This makes it analogous to the hand structure in humans, not insect wings or feathers.

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