Membranous (adjective)

  1. Having or consisting of a thin flexible membrane.
  2. Having or covered with a membrane.

Origin:

Late latin membranaceus, from latin membrana ("a skin, hide, parchmen.t")

Examples:

  1. The wings of bats are membranous structures.
  2. The young plant was covered with a membranous sheath.
  3. A membranous sac surrounds the developing fetus.
  4. The inner ear is lined with a membranous labyrinth.
  5. A membranous structure separates the thorax from the abdomen in insects.
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