UROPYGIAL

Meaning of UROPYGIAL in English

(a.) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

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
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
UROPYGIAL — надхвостный, копчиковый
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
UROPYGIAL — надхвостный, копчиковый
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UROPYGIAL GLAND — noun Date: 1870 a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail feathers, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UROPYGIAL GLAND — noun : a large gland that opens on the back at the base of the tail feathers in most birds, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL GLAND — Ornith. a gland opening on the back at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL GLAND — noun Date: 1870 : a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UROPYGIAL GLAND — [uro.py.gi.al gland] n (1870): a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PREEN — I. noun Etymology: Middle English prene, from Old English prēon; akin to Middle High German pfrieme awl Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OIL GLAND — noun Date: circa 1836 a gland (as of the skin) that produces an oily secretion: as, a sebaceous gland, uropygial …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UROPYGEAL — adjective see uropygial I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREEN GLAND — noun Etymology: preen (III) : uropygial gland
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POPE'S NOSE — noun : the part of a bird that corresponds to the tail of a mammal and forms a broad flattened …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OIL GLAND — noun : a gland that secretes oil ; specifically : uropygial gland
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREEN GLAND. — See uropygial gland . [ 1920-25 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OIL GLAND — 1. See uropygial gland . 2. See sebaceous gland . [ 1825-35 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PREEN — I. ˈprēn noun Etymology: Middle English prene, from Old English prēon; akin to Middle High German pfrieme awl Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OIL GLAND — Date: circa 1836 : a gland (as of the skin) that produces an oily secretion: as a. : a sebaceous …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UROPYGIUM — [ ˌjʊərə(ʊ)'pɪdʒɪəm ] ■ noun Zoology the rump of a bird. Derivatives uropygial adjective Origin C18: via med. L. from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OIL GLAND — [oil gland] n (ca. 1836): a gland (as of the skin) that produces an oily secretion; specif: uropygial gland
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PREEN GLAND — also called Uropygial, or Oil, Gland, in birds, an organ located on the back near the base of the tail. …
Britannica English vocabulary
OIL GLAND — any of a variety of skin structures that secrete oily or greasy substances of various functions. In birds, the preen …
Britannica English vocabulary
НАДХВОСТНЫЙ — uropygial
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КОПЧИКОВЫЙ — 1) coccygeal 2) uropygial
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