Eurypygous
/ˌjʊərɪˈpɪɡəs/noun
Having a broad rump or hind part of the body.
Did you know?The related genus name Eurypyga refers to the sunbittern, whose broad rump helped inspire its scientific classification.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁weru-
“Broad or wide; a proposed ancestral root behind Greek eurys.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
εὐρύς (eurys)
“Broad, wide, or spacious.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
πυγή (pygē)
“The buttocks, rump, or hindquarters.”
19th Century
Scientific Greek/Latin
Eurypygus
“A taxonomic formation meaning broadly rumped, used as the genus name for the sunbittern.”
19th–20th Century
English
eurypygous
“Having a broad rump or posterior region, especially in zoological description.”
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