uropygial

English

Etymology

From uropygium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʊəɹə(ʊ)ˈpɪdʒɪəl/

Adjective

uropygial (not comparable)

  1. (ornithology) Of or pertaining to the uropygium; on the rump.
    • 1971: ...[Aderyn the Bird Queen], on whose face a kind of agitated oil or sweat was spreading thinly, an uropygial secretion. — Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 158)

Derived terms

French

Adjective

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

  1. uropygial
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