ouroboros or uroboros /oo-robˈə-ros or oo-rə-borˈəs/ (mythology)

A representation of a serpent with its tail in its mouth, symbolizing completion, totality, endlessness, etc

uro-² /ū-rō-, -rə- or -ro-/

1. Denoting: tail
2. Posterior part

uroboros see ouroboros.

ūˈrochord /-körd/ noun

1. A notochord confined to the caudal region, as in larval ascidians
2. Any member of the Urochordˈa or Urochordaˈta, a subphylum of Chordata whose larvae have a urochord, ie ascidians and related forms

urochorˈdal adjective

urochorˈdate adjective and noun

Urodēˈla plural noun

(Gr dēlos clear, plain) the (permanently) tailed Amphibia, eg newts and salamanders

urodēˈlan or ūˈrodele noun and adjective

urodēˈlous adjective

ūˈromere noun

(Gr meros part) an abdominal segment of an arthropod

ūˈropod noun

An abdominal appendage of an arthropod, esp just before the telson

ūˈrosome noun

(see -some²) the tail region

urostege /ūˈrə-stēj/ or urostegite /ū-rosˈti-jīt/ noun

(Gr stegē roof, deck) a snake's ventral tail-plate

urosthenˈic adjective

(Gr sthenos strength) having a tail developed for propulsion

ūˈrostyle noun

(Gr stȳlos column) a prolongation of the last vertebra in frogs, toads, etc

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