Py"go*pod (?), n. [Gr. rump + -pod.]

1. Zool.

One of the Pygopodes.

2. Zool.

Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family Pygopodidae, which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack fore legs.

 

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