Pygidium Definition

pī-jĭdē-əm
pygidia
noun
The end division of the body of a trilobite or of certain annelids, crustaceans, or insects.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pygidium

Noun

Singular:
pygidium
Plural:
pygidia, pygidiums

Origin of Pygidium

  • New Latin from Greek pugidion diminutive of pugē buttocks

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή (pugÄ“, “tail")

    From Wiktionary

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