different between uropygium vs uropygial

uropygium

English

Etymology

Mediaeval Latin, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (ouropúgion, tail feathers).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /j?????p?d????m/

Noun

uropygium (plural uropygia)

  1. The posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow.

Derived terms

  • uropygial

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uropygial

English

Etymology

From uropygium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /j????(?)?p?d???l/

Adjective

uropygial (not comparable)

  1. (ornithology) Of or pertaining to the uropygium; on the rump.
    • 1971, Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 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 singular uropygiale, masculine plural uropygiaux, feminine plural uropygiales)

  1. uropygial

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