πυγαῖος
α, ον, τά
A.
of or on the rump:
I.
τὸ π.,= ἡ πυγή, Hp. Art. 57,78, Arist. HA 620a15: pl., Archipp. 41 (s.v.l.), Sor. 1.102, Dsc. Eup. 2.56, Hsch., Phot.; τὸ π. ἄκρον, of a bird, Hdt. 2.76.
II.
πυγαῖα,τά, in Architecture,= σπεῖρα, base of a column, Hsch.
III.
= κατάπυγος, Suid.
IV.
v. πυγλίον.