pygostyle

pygostyle
py·go·style (piґgo-stīl) a flat bone at the end of the vertebral column of birds, representing the union of several vertebrae and serving as a site of attachment for the tail feathers. Called also plowshare bone.

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  • Pygostyle — Py go*style, n. [Gr. pygh the rump + ? a pillar.] (Anat.) 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 vertebr[ae],… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pygostyle — Pope s nose redirects here. It may also refer to the license plate light on early Volkswagen Beetles. Pygostyle refers to a number of the final few caudal vertebrae fused into a single ossification, supporting the tail feathers and musculature.… …   Wikipedia

  • Pygostyle — Le Pygostyle est un os du croupion des oiseaux. Il provient de la soudure des dernières vertèbres. Il sert de support aux grandes plumes de la queue, les rectrices. Portail de l’ornithologie Catégorie : Anatomie de l oiseau …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pygostyle — n. [Gr. pyge, rump; stylos, pillar] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, small lateral setigerous processes on the 9th gastral tergite …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pygostyle — pygostyled, adj. pygostylous, adj. /puy geuh stuyl /, n. Ornith. the bone at the posterior end of the spinal column in birds, formed by the fusion of several caudal vertebrae. [1870 75; < Gk pygo (comb. form repr. pygé rump) + stylos pillar] * *… …   Universalium

  • pygostyle — noun /ˈpaɪɡəstaɪl/ The plate supporting the tail feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae. Syn: parson’s nose, pope’s nose, sultan’s nose …   Wiktionary

  • pygostyle — py·go·style …   English syllables

  • pygostyle — ˈpīgəˌstīl noun ( s) Etymology: pyg + style 1. : a plate of bone that forms the posterior end of the vertebral column in most birds and is formed by the union of vertebrae 2. obsolete : vomer …   Useful english dictionary

  • plowshare bone — pygostyle …   Medical dictionary

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