UROPYGIUM

Meaning of UROPYGIUM in English

[ ˌjʊərə(ʊ)'pɪdʒɪəm ]

■ noun Zoology the rump of a bird.

Derivatives

uropygial adjective

Origin

C18: via med. L. from Gk ouropugion .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

UROPYGIUM — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ouropygion, from ouro- 2ur- + pygē rump Date: 1771 the fleshy and bony prominence …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UROPYGIUM — ˌyu̇rəˈpijēəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ouropygion, from ouro- ur- (II) + pygē rump, buttocks — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UROPYGIUM — (n.) The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; …
Английский словарь Webster
UROPYGIUM — ( n. ) The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UROPYGIUM — /yoor'euh pij"ee euhm/ , n. Ornith. the projecting terminal portion of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers spring. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UROPYGIUM — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ouropygion, from ouro- ur- (II) + pygē rump Date: 1771 : the fleshy and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UROPYGIUM — noun the prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; …
Webster English vocab
UROPYGIUM — [uro.py.gi.um] n [NL, fr. Gk ouropygion, fr. ouro- [2]ur- + pyge rump] (1771): the fleshy and bony prominence at the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UROPYGIUM — n. the rump of a bird. [med.L f. Gk ouropugion]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UROPYGIUM — n. the rump of a bird. [ med.L f. Gk ouropugion ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UROPYGIUM — n. the rump of a bird. Etymology: med.L f. Gk ouropugion
Oxford English vocab
UROPYGIUM — уропигий, надхвостье (у птиц)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
UROPYGIUM — уропигий, надхвостье ( у птиц )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
UROPYGIUM — n. Pronunciation: ˌ yu ̇ r- ə - ' p ī -j ē - ə m Function: noun Etymology: New …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL — I. adjective also uro·pyg·e·al |yu̇rə|pijēəl Etymology: uropygial International Scientific Vocabulary uropyg- (from New Latin uropygium ) + -ial; uropygeal irregular …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
Английский словарь Webster
UROPYGIAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL — /yoor'euh pij"ee euhl/ , adj. Ornith. of or pertaining to the uropygium. [ 1865-70; UROPYGI(UM) + -AL 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL — adj of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
Webster English vocab
TAIL
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
УРОПИГИЙ — uropygium
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
НАДХВОСТЬЕ — (у птиц) uropygium
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

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