pygostyle

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Definition von pygostyle im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae

The plate of bone which forms the posterior end of the vertebral column in most birds; the plowshare bone; the vomer

It is formed by the union of a number of the last caudal vertebræ, and supports the uropigium

Relevante Übersetzungen

The pygostyle

vomer

Synonyme

parson's nose, pope's nose, sultan's nose

Etymologie

() From pygo- + Ancient Greek στυλος ‘column’.