Pygal

[pigәl]

Definition

(a.) 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.

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Definition

adj. belonging to the rump or posteriors of an animal.—n. the posterior median or supracaudal plate of a chelonian carapace.—n. Py′garg a kind of antelope: the osprey or sea-eagle.

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