propygostylar

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adjective

On the spine, immediately in front of the pygostyle (describing a joint or vertebra).

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Meanings

adjectivepropygostylar (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebird anatomyOn the spine, immediately in front of the pygostyle (describing a joint or vertebra).

    The propygostylar joint of the pigeon differs from the other intercorporal joints; it is primarily a hinge joint.

    1988, Julian J. Baumel, Functional Morphology of the Tail Apparatus of the Pigeon (Columba livia), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, →ISBN, page 13

Origin

From pro- + pygostyle + -ar.

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