English Explanatory Dictionary

pygal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the backbone; applied especially to the posterior median plates in the carapace of chelonians.
noun
  1. The posterior median or supracaudal plate of a chelonian carapace.

Word forms

pygal pygals

Etymology

From pygo- + -al.

Derived words

suprapygal
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