English Explanatory Dictionary

dipygus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An individual with a congenital deformity where the body axis forks left and right partway along the torso, with the posterior end (pelvis and legs) duplicated.

Word forms

dipygus dipygi

Etymology

See di- (“two”) and pygo- (“posterior”).

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