- pygostylous
- py·go·sty·lous
English syllables. 2014.
pygostylous
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pygostylous — |pīgə|stīləs adjective Etymology: pygostyle + ous : of, relating to, or constituting a pygostyle : pygostyled … Useful english dictionary
pygostyle — 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; < Gk pygo (comb. form repr. pygé rump) + stylos pillar] * *… … Universalium
