English Dictionary: uropygial gland | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urbicolous \Ur*bic"o*lous\, a. Of or pertaining to a city; urban. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uropygial \U`ro*pyg"i*al\, a. [See {Uropygium}.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds. {Uropygial gland}, a peculiar sebaceous gland at the base of the tail feathers in most birds. It secretes an oily fluid which is spread over the feathers by preening. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uropygial \U`ro*pyg"i*al\, a. [See {Uropygium}.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds. {Uropygial gland}, a peculiar sebaceous gland at the base of the tail feathers in most birds. It secretes an oily fluid which is spread over the feathers by preening. |