PYGIDIUM


Meaning of PYGIDIUM in English

— pygidial , adj.

/puy jid"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. pygidia /-jid"ee euh/ . Zool.

any of various structures or regions at the caudal end of the body in certain invertebrates.

[ 1840-50; pyg ( é ) rump + -idion dim. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .