propygidium
Entomology
noun
The segment or tergite immediately in front of the pygidium in certain beetles, especially those with short elytra.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- Battle Creek
- battlecruiser
- battle cry
- battledore
- battledore and shuttlecock
- battledress
- battle fatigue
- battlefield
- battlefront
- battleground
- battleground state
- battle group
- battle it out
- battle jacket
- battlement
- battlemented
- Battle of Bosworth
- battler
- battle royal
- battle-scarred
- battleship
- battleship grey
- battle station
- battle stations
- battlewagon