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- Dictionaryuropygium/jʊərəˈpɪdʒɪəm/
noun
- 1. the rump of a bird, supporting the tail feathers.
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The meaning of UROPYGIUM is the fleshy and bony prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body that supports the tail feathers.
Uropygium definition: the projecting terminal portion of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers spring.. See examples of UROPYGIUM used in a sentence.
The hindmost part of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers grow.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
uropygium - posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow. bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.
The uropygial gland, informally known as the preen gland or the oil gland, is a bilobed sebaceous gland possessed by the majority of birds used to distribute the gland's oil through the plumage by means of preening.
Apr 13, 2024 · posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow.
uropygium in American English. (ˌjʊrəˈpɪdʒiəm ) noun Word forms: plural ˌuroˈpygia (ˌjʊrəˈpɪdʒiə ) or ˌuroˈpygiums. the hump at the rear extremity of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers grow.
