pygostyle

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IPA /ˈpaɪɡəstaɪl/

Noun

pygostyle noun

The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae.

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Synonyms

parson's nose ploughshare bone pope's nose sultan's nose tail uropygium pterylosis pteryla pterolysis flight feather pygarg teleoptile pteroma pygophore patagium uppertail undertail pygoscelid

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