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Posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow
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uropygium
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uropygium \U`ro*pyg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, (corrupted form) ?; ? the end of the os sacrum + ? rump.] (Anat.) The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; -- sometimes called pope's ...
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n. posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow.