pygophore

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pygophore (noun; Greek pyge, rump; phoreus, bearer): (Arthropoda: Insecta) 1. The pygofer. 2. In male Heteroptera, the 9th abdominal segment. 3. In male Homoptera, the posterolateral extension of the 9th abdominal segment.