pygopodium

noun

py·​go·​po·​di·​um

ˌpīgəˈpōdēəm

plural pygopodia

-ēə

: a fleshy process on the terminal abdominal segment of various beetle and fly larvae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pyg- + -podium

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