Pygidium \Py*gid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pygidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ? the rump.] (Zool.) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, and certain insects. See Illust. of {Limulus} and {Trilobite}. [1913 Webster] Pygmy