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From pro- + pygostyle + -ar.
propygostylar (not comparable)
- (bird anatomy) On the spine, immediately in front of the pygostyle (describing a joint or vertebra).
1988, Julian J. Baumel, Functional Morphology of the Tail Apparatus of the Pigeon (Columba livia)[1], Springer Berlin Heidelberg, →ISBN, page 13:The propygostylar joint of the pigeon differs from the other intercorporal joints; it is primarily a hinge joint.
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