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单词 suprapygal
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suprapygal
suprapygal n. and adj.
Brit. /ˌsuːprəˈpʌɪɡl/
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/ˌsjuːprəˈpʌɪɡl/
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U.S. /ˌsuprəˈpaɪɡ(ə)l/
Zoology (a) n. (in tortoises and turtles) a plate of the carapace located immediately in front of the pygal plate; (b) adj. of or relating to such a plate.
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1889 H. A. Nicholson & R. Lydekker Man. Palæontol. (ed. 3) II. 1086 While..the nuchal is a cartilage bone, the pygal and suprapygals are of purely dermal origin.
1928 O. P. Hay Further Considerations Shell of Chelys 4 Völker concedes that the suprapygal bones belong to the thecal skeleton.
2007 P. C. H. Pritchard in P. T. Plotkin Biol. & Conservation Ridley Sea Turtles iii. 49/2 The anterior supra-pygal progressively embraces the posterior one.
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