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uropygium
[ yoor-uh-pij-ee-uhm ]
noun
- the projecting terminal portion of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers spring.
uropygium
/ ˌjʊərəˈpɪdʒɪəm /
noun
- the hindmost part of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers grow
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Derived Forms
- ˌuroˈpygial, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of uropygium1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of uropygium1
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Example Sentences
The uropygium also, which in the European bird is entirely white, is in our specimen partially variegated with black.
The tail length, however, is measured from the base of the uropygium to the tip of the longest pair of rectrices.
Uropygium: the ovipositor when it is a mere extension of the abdominal segments.
Seaside Sparrows have a mid-dorsal row of downs in the dorsal tract near the uropygium.
In some of the families the uropygium is recorded as small in suspiciously close to 25 per cent of the offspring.
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