pygopodous (pigopodus)

[ pylar (pi'lar), a. [ Guid. [Scotch.] -ous.] In ornith., rump-footed; specifically, of pylchet, n. A Middle English form of pilch1 . or pertaining to the Pygopodes , or having the pylelt, n. A Middle English form of pilel , etc. characters of that group of birds: also applied pyle2 (pil), n. [Perhaps a use of pyle1 = pile1 .] to some birds, as cormorants and penguins, A single grain of chaff. Burns , To the Unco which do not belong to the Pygopodes . Pygopus (pīgō-pus), n. [NL. (Merrem, 1820), Gr. πυγή , rump, + πούς = Ε. foot .] A genus of lizards, typical of the family Pygopodidæ , having a pair of rudimentary hind limbs. P. lepidopodus , the only species, inhabits Australia; it is about 2 feet long. See cut in preced ing column.