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Webster 1913 Edition
Pygopod
Py′go-pod
,Noun.
[Gr.
πυγή
rump + -pod
.] 1.
(Zool.)
One of the Pygopodes.
2.
(Zool.)
Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family
Pygopodidæ
, which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack fore legs. Definition 2024
pygopod
pygopod
English
Noun
pygopod (plural pygopods)
- (zoology) A species of the Pygopus genus.
- (zoology) Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family Pygopodidae, which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack forelegs.
Synonyms
- legless lizard, snake-lizard, flap-footed lizard