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pygidium — ● pygidium nom masculin Dernier segment du corps des annélides et des arthropodes, portant l anus et dépourvu de cavités cœlomiques. ● pygidium (synonymes) nom masculin Dernier segment du corps des annélides et des arthropodes, portant...… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pygidium — Py*gid i*um, n.; pl. {Pygidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ? the rump.] (Zo[ o]l.) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, and certain insects. See Illust. of {Limulus} and {Trilobite}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pygidĭum — Pygidĭum, Afterdecke, hinterer Theil des Leibes, bes. bei zweiflügeligen Insecten … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Pygidium — Pygidium, Anallappen am Hinterende der Annelida (Ringelwürmer) … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
pygidium — [pī jid′ē əm] n. pl. pygidia [pī jid′ēə] [ModL < Gr pygidion, dim. of pygē, rump < IE base * pu , to swell up > PUPA] Zool. the end division of the body of a trilobite or of certain annelids, crustaceans, or insects … English World dictionary
Pygidium — The pygidium is the posterior body part or shield of crustaceans and some arthropods, such as insects and the extinct trilobites. It contains the anus and, in females, the ovipositor. It is composed of fused body segments, sometimes with a tail,… … Wikipedia
Pygidium — Als Pygidium (von altgriechisch πῡγίδιον Steiß) werden in der zoologischen Anatomie bezeichnet: Der letzte, nicht segmentartige Körperabschnitt der Ringelwürmer (Anneliden), siehe Pygidium (Anneliden) Das letzte Tagma (Körperabschnitt) mancher… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pygidium — Le terme de pygidium ou telson désigne l ensemble des tergites abdominaux caractérisés par l absence d appendices natatoires ou ambulatoires. Anatomie d un trilobite … Wikipédia en Français
pygidium — noun (plural pygidia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pygidion, diminutive of pygē rump Date: circa 1849 a caudal structure or the terminal body region of various invertebrates • pygidial adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
pygidium — n.; pl. dia [Gr. pygidion, narrow rump] 1. (ANNELIDA) The telotroch and anal region behind it, bearing cirri. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The last dorsal segment of the body; pygal, pygidial adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pygidium — pygidial, adj. /puy jid ee euhm/, n., pl. pygidia / jid ee euh/. Zool. any of various structures or regions at the caudal end of the body in certain invertebrates. [1840 50; < NL < Gk pyg(é) rump + idion dim. suffix] * * * … Universalium
