UROPYGIAL GLAND


Meaning of UROPYGIAL GLAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈpī-jē-əl- ]

noun

Date: 1870

: a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail feathers, and usually secretes an oily fluid which the bird uses in preening its feathers — called also oil gland

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