pygidium

From New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”)

pygidium (plural pygidia or pygidiums)

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

• postpygidium
• pygidial

From New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

pygidium m (plural pygidiums)

1. pygidium

From Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pyːˈɡi.di.um/, [pyːˈɡɪ.di.ʊ̃]

pȳgidium n (genitive pȳgidiī or pȳgidī); second declension

1. (New Latin) pygidium

Second-declension noun (neuter).

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).