'Pygidium' definitions:

Definition of 'Pygidium'

From: GCIDE
  • Pygidium \Py*gid"i*um\, n.; pl. Pygidia. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ? the rump.] (Zool.) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, and certain insects. See Illust. of Limulus and Trilobite. [1913 Webster] Pygmy