hypural

From hypo- (“under”) +‎ Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /haɪˈpjʊəɹəl/

hypural (not comparable)

1. (zoology, anatomy) Under the tail

   hypural plate, hypural piece, hypural bone

• hypural joint

hypural (plural hypurals)

1. Such a bone

• “hypural”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.