n. (Zool.) A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the heel bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes. See Illust. of Cheiropter. [ 1913 Webster ]
[こんりん, konrin] (n) (1) { Buddh } gold wheel (highest of the three layered wheels that support the earth above the primordial void); (2) (abbr) { Buddh } (See 金輪王) gold wheel-turning sage king