uropygial

English

Etymology

From uropygium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊəɹə(ʊ)ˈpɪd͡ʒɪəl/

Adjective

uropygial (not comparable)

1. (ornithology) Of or pertaining to the uropygium; on the rump.
   • 1971, Anthony Burgess, M/F, Penguin, published 2004, page 158:

     […] [Aderyn the Bird Queen], on whose face a kind of agitated oil or sweat was spreading thinly, an uropygial secretion.

Derived terms

• uropygial gland

French

Adjective

uropygial (feminine uropygiale, masculine plural uropygiaux, feminine plural uropygiales)

1. uropygial

Further reading

• “uropygial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.