crissum

[ kris-uhm ]

/ ˈkrɪs əm /

noun, plural cris·sa [kris-uh]. /ˈkrɪs ə/. Ornithology.

the region surrounding the cloacal opening beneath the tail of a bird.

the feathers of this region collectively.

Origin of crissum

1870–75; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin criss(āre) to move the haunches + -um noun suffix

Words nearby crissum

Crispinian, CRISPR, crispy, crissal, crisscross, crissum, crista, crista galli, cristate, Cristobal, cristobalite

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Example sentences from the Web for crissum

Below, pale yellowish wood-brown, straw-yellow on abdomen and crissum.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent
Below grayish buff rapidly fading when older to a greenish gray; abdomen and crissum pale straw-yellow.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent
The rump is also much more yellow (less green) and the crissum is more yellow (less orange).
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent
Below, greenish buff paler and yellower on abdomen and crissum.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent

The mature male is purplish-gray below, with a tendency to whitening on the throat, belly and crissum.
Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States|Thomas G. Gentry

British Dictionary definitions for crissum

crissum

/ (ˈkrɪsəm) /

noun plural -sa (-sə)

the area or feathers surrounding the cloaca of a bird

Derived forms of crissum

crissal, adjective

Word Origin for crissum

C19: from New Latin, from Latin crissāre to move the haunches

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单词	crissum
释义	crissum [ kris-uhm ] / ˈkrɪs əm / noun, plural cris·sa [kris-uh]. /ˈkrɪs ə/. Ornithology. the region surrounding the cloacal opening beneath the tail of a bird. the feathers of this region collectively. Origin of crissum 1870–75; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin criss(āre) to move the haunches + -um noun suffix Words nearby crissum Crispinian, CRISPR, crispy, crissal, crisscross, crissum, crista, crista galli, cristate, Cristobal, cristobalite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crissum Below, pale yellowish wood-brown, straw-yellow on abdomen and crissum. Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two\|Arthur Bent Below grayish buff rapidly fading when older to a greenish gray; abdomen and crissum pale straw-yellow. Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two\|Arthur Bent The rump is also much more yellow (less green) and the crissum is more yellow (less orange). Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two\|Arthur Bent Below, greenish buff paler and yellower on abdomen and crissum. Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two\|Arthur Bent The mature male is purplish-gray below, with a tendency to whitening on the throat, belly and crissum. Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States\|Thomas G. Gentry British Dictionary definitions for crissum crissum / (ˈkrɪsəm) / noun plural -sa (-sə) the area or feathers surrounding the cloaca of a bird Derived forms of crissum crissal, adjective Word Origin for crissum C19: from New Latin, from Latin crissāre to move the haunches Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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