pygidium

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pygidium

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Borrowed from New Latin pygidium, By surface analysis, pygo- + -idium.

noun pygidia · pygidiums

  1. The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects.

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noun The posteriormost portion of certain arthropods

Españolpigidio
Portuguêspigídio
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DeutschPygidium
Italianopigidio
Русскийпиги́диум pigídium

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"pygidium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pygidium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{pygidium_2026,
  title = {pygidium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pygidium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}