pygostyle

Noun CEFR B2

ˈpaɪɡəstaɪl

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolpigóstilo

Françaispygostyle

DeutschPygostyl

1 more languages

Gaeilgepígistíl

Examples

“Aderyn the Bird Queen sat down; her pygostyle engaged a hard wooden bottom.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

pygostylian Pyhtää pyin pyinkado pyinma Pyinmana

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