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Uropygium

Uropygium Meaning & Definition
Uropygium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Uropygium?

[n] posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow

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See Also | bird | tail

Uropygium In Webster's Dictionary

\U`ro*pyg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, (corrupted form) ?; ? the end of the os sacrum + ? rump.] (Anat.) The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; -- sometimes called pope's nose.

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