pygopodn.adj.
/ˈpʌɪɡə(ʊ)pɒd/, U.S. /ˈpaɪɡəˌpɑd/ A. n.† 1. Ornithology. An aquatic bird having the legs placed far back on the body, such as a grebe or a diver. Obsolete. rare.
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1887 Proc. Royal Soc. 43 469 The Loons and Grebes..are ‘Pygopods’.
2. Zoology. Any of various lizards constituting the Australian family Pygopodidae, which are snake-like forms having no forelimbs and only rudimentary hindlimbs.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pygopod, a lizard of the family Pygopodidæ.
1957 Copeia No. 1. 27/2 Harder's gland opens directly into the lacrimal duct in snakes (elsewhere only in pygopods).
1987 Misc. Publ. Mus. of Zool. (Univ. Michigan) No. 173. 1 The sister-group relationship between diplodactylines and pygopods is based on a single apomorphy.
2004 Biol. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 83 353 The Diplodactylini + padded carphodactylines were the sister group of pygopods + padless carphodactylines.
B. adj.† 1. Ornithology. = pygopodous adj. at pygo- comb. form . Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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pygopodous1869
homalogonatous1874
pygopod1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Pygopod, rump-footed, as an auk, loon or grebe; having the legs inserted far back, appearing close by the rump.
2. Zoology. Of or relating to the family Pygopodidae.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pygopod, in herpet., of or pertaining to the Pygopodidæ.
1987 Misc. Publ. Mus. of Zool. (Univ. Michigan) No. 173. 1 The phylogenetic relationships among gekko and pygopod lizards are investigated.
1997 Mem. Queensland Mus. 41 355 The snake-like Australian pygopod lizards..show considerable variation in mandibular and dental structure.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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