uropygial

English

Etymology

From uropygium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʊəɹə(ʊ)ˈpɪd͡ʒɪəl/

Adjective

uropygial (not comparable)

  1. (ornithology) Of or pertaining to the uropygium; on the rump.
    • 1971, Anthony Burgess, M/F, Penguin, published 2004, page 158:
      […] [Aderyn the Bird Queen], on whose face a kind of agitated oil or sweat was spreading thinly, an uropygial secretion.

Derived terms

French

Adjective

uropygial (feminine uropygiale, masculine plural uropygiaux, feminine plural uropygiales)

  1. uropygial

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