suprapygal

adjective

su·​pra·​pygal

"+

1

: situated above the rump

2

: of, relating to, or being one or more median bones between the pygal bone and last neural bones or a shield between the supracaudal and last neural shields in the carapace of some turtles

Word History

Etymology

supra- + pygal

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