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The patagium (plural: patagia) is a membranous structure that assists an animal in gliding or flight. The structure is found in living and extinct groups of animals including bats, birds, some dromaeosaurs, pterosaurs, gliding mammals, some flying lizards, and flying frogs.

A prehensile tail is the tail of an animal that has adapted to grasp or hold objects. Fully prehensile tails can be used to hold and manipulate objects, and in particular to aid arboreal creatures in finding and eating food in the trees.

Answer:

patagium in American English

1. a wing membrane, as of a bat. 2. the extensible fold of skin of certain insects or of a gliding mammal or reptile, as a flying squirrel.

Explanation:

A prehensile tail pertains to the tail of certain animals that enable the latter to grasp or hold objects. ... A fully prehensile tail is one in which the animal can fully hold on to and manipulate an object with its tail.