pygostyle
pygostyle · pygostyles
Pygostyl
The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebraeThe plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae.
/ˈpaɪɡəstaɪl/
Meaning
1 sensesThe plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae.
Pygostyl
Translations
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By meaning 1
the plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds:
Origin
From English pygo- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “column”). By surface analysis, pygo- +From English pygo- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “column”). By surface analysis, pygo- + -style.
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Forms
plural: pygostyles| Singular | pygostyle |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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