oil gland

oil gland

n.1. A gland, such as a sebaceous gland, that secretes an oily substance.2. See uropygial gland.

u•ro•pyg′i•al gland`

(ˌyʊər əˈpɪdʒ i əl)
n. a gland at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily fluid used in preening. [1865]

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oil gland - a gland that secretes oil preen gland, uropygial gland - oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birdsglandulae sebaceae, sebaceous follicle, sebaceous gland - a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skinduct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland - a gland that secretes externally through a duct