Definitions For Pygidium

Noun

PYGIDIUM (plural pygidia or pygidiums) (zoology) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, crustacea, and certain insect, insects.

Derived terms

postpygidium pygidial

Translations

Finnish: peräkilpi French: pygidium, m German: Pygidium, n Italian: pigidio, m Latin: {{qualifier, New Latin}} pygidium, n Portuguese: pigídio, m Russian: пиги́диум, m Spanish: pigidio, m

Etymology

From {{etyl, New Latin, en}} pygidium, from (Ancient Greek)  πυγή, , tail

Is Pygidium a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
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Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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17
Words with Friends
20

The word Pygidium is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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