PYGIDIUM


Meaning of PYGIDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pī-ˈji-dē-əm ]

noun

( plural py·gid·ia -ˈji-dē-ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pygidion, diminutive of pygē rump

Date: circa 1849

: a caudal structure or the terminal body region of various invertebrates

• py·gid·i·al -dē-əl adjective

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