UROPYGIUM


Meaning of UROPYGIUM in English

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

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ouropygion, from ouro- ur- (II) + pygē rump

Date: 1771

: the fleshy and bony prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body that supports the tail feathers

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