pygostyle
English
/ˈpaɪɡəstaɪl/
noun
Definitions
- The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek στῦλος (pillar, column).
Origin
Ancient Greek
στῦλος
Gloss
pillar, column
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
柱
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -style English
- propygostylar English
- pygostyled English
- stelocyttarous English
- στυλίτης Ancient Greek
- στυλοβάτης Ancient Greek
- στῦλος Ancient Greek
- *stl̥b- Proto-Indo-European