• (a.) Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the backbone; -- applied especially to the posterior median plates in the carapace of chelonians. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pygal/
Py'gal adjective [ Greek ... the rump.] (Anat.) Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the backbone; -- applied especially to the posterior median plates in the carapace of chelonians. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/202