Associations to the word «Uropygial»

Wiktionary

UROPYGIAL, adjective. (ornithology) Of or pertaining to the uropygium; on the rump.
UROPYGIAL GLAND, noun. A secretory organ, at the base of a bird's tail, that secretes the oil used in preening.

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