pygopod
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pygopod (plural pygopods)
- (zoology) A species of the Pygopus genus.
- (zoology) Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family Pygopodidae, which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack forelegs.
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- “pygopod”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.