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cris⋅sal

   [kris-uhl]
–adjective
of or pertaining to the crissum.
Origin:
1870–75; < NL crissālis. See crissum, -al 1
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cris·sum     (krĭs'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. cris·sa (krĭs'ə)
The feathers or area under the tail of a bird surrounding the cloacal opening.

[New Latin, from Latin crīsāre, crissāre, to move the buttocks during intercourse; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
cris'sal (-əl) adj.
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Crissal

Cris"sal\ (kr?s"sal), a. (Zo["o]l.) 1. Pertaining to the crissum; as, crissal feathers.

2. Having highly colored under tail coverts; as, the crissal thrasher.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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