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   Urophycis
         n 1: hakes [syn: {Urophycis}, {genus Urophycis}]

English Dictionary: Uropsilus soricipes by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uropsilus
n
  1. shrew moles
    Synonym(s): Uropsilus, genus Uropsilus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uropsilus soricipes
n
  1. shrew mole of eastern Asia [syn: Asiatic shrew mole, Uropsilus soricipes]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uropygi
n
  1. whip scorpions [syn: Pedipalpi, order Pedipalpi, Uropygi, order Uropygi]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uropygial gland
n
  1. oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds
    Synonym(s): uropygial gland, preen gland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uropygium
n
  1. posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow
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.
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