‖n.; pl. L. Pylæ E. Pylas [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; an entrance. ] (Anat.) The passage between the iter and optocœle in the brain. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; Pylæ, or Thermopylæ, where the Amphictyonic council met + &unr_; to assemble: cf. F. pylagore. ] (Gr. Antiq.) a deputy of a State at the Amphictyonic council. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.; pl.Pylangia [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; an entrance + &unr_; a vessel. ] (Anat.) The first and undivided part of the aortic trunk in the amphibian heart. -- Py*lan"gi*al a. [1913 Webster]