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PYGOPUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Pygopus mean?

• PYGOPUS (noun)
The noun PYGOPUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs

Familiarity information: PYGOPUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PYGOPUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pygopus; Pygopus

Hypernyms ("Pygopus" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Holonyms ("Pygopus" is a member of...):

family Pygopodidae; Pygopodidae (Australian and Tasmanian lizards)

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