-pyga

noun combining form

-py·​ga

ˈpīgə

variants or -pygia

ˈpijēə

: creature having (such) a rump

—in generic names in zoology

Eurypyga

Macropygia

Word History

Etymology

-pyga from New Latin, from Greek pygē rump; -pygia from New Latin, from Greek pygē + New Latin -ia

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