Membranous
(adjective)
- Having or consisting of a thin flexible membrane.
- Having or covered with a membrane.
Origin:
Late latin membranaceus, from latin membrana ("a skin, hide, parchmen.t")
Examples:
- The wings of bats are membranous structures.
- The young plant was covered with a membranous sheath.
- A membranous sac surrounds the developing fetus.
- The inner ear is lined with a membranous labyrinth.
- A membranous structure separates the thorax from the abdomen in insects.