uropygium

u·ro·py·gi·um

U0151900 (yo͝or′ə-pī′jē-əm, -pĭj′ē-)n. The posterior part of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers grow.

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[New Latin ūropygium, from Greek ouropugion : ouro-, tail; see uro-² + pugē, rump.]

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u′ro·py′gi·al (-əl) adj.

uropygium

(ˌjʊərəˈpɪdʒɪəm) n (Zoology) the hindmost part of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers grow[C19: via New Latin from Greek ouropugion, from uro-² + pugē rump] ˌuroˈpygial adj

u•ro•pyg•i•um

(ˌyʊər əˈpɪdʒ i əm)

n. the projecting terminal portion of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers spring. [1805–15; < New Latin < Greek órros sacral bone + pȳg(ḗ) rump, buttocks + -ion n. suffix]

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uropygium - posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers growbird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingstail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body