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propygidium
noun
pro·pygidium
\ˌprō+\
Definition of propygidium
: the dorsal plate of the segment that precedes the pygidium in beetles and some other insects
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Origin and Etymology of propygidium
New Latin, from 1pro- + pygidium
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