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uropygium
u·ro·py·gi·um U0151900 (yo͝or′ə-pī′jē-əm, -pĭj′ē-)n. The posterior part of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers grow. [New Latin ūropygium, from Greek ouropugion : ouro-, tail; see uro-2 + pugē, rump.] u′ro·py′gi·al (-əl) adj.uropygium (ˌjʊərəˈpɪdʒɪəm) n (Zoology) the hindmost part of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers grow[C19: via New Latin from Greek ouropugion, from uro-2 + pugē rump] ˌuroˈpygial adju•ro•pyg•i•um (ˌyʊər əˈpɪdʒ i əm) n. the projecting terminal portion of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers spring. [1805–15; < New Latin < Greek órros sacral bone + pȳg(ḗ) rump, buttocks + -ion n. suffix] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | uropygium - posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers growbird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingstail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body |
uropygium
uropygium (yo͝or′ə-pī′jē-əm, -pĭj′ē-)n. The posterior part of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers grow. u′ro·py′gi·al (-əl) adj.uropygium the fleshy and bony swelling at the rear of a bird that supports the tail feathers.uropygium
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