PYGOSTYLE


Meaning of PYGOSTYLE in English

— pygostyled , adj. — pygostylous , adj.

/puy"geuh stuyl'/ , n. Ornith.

the bone at the posterior end of the spinal column in birds, formed by the fusion of several caudal vertebrae.

[ 1870-75; pygo- (comb. form repr. pygé rump) + stylos pillar ]

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