Crossword-Solution: UROPYGIUM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Uropygium | n. | The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; -- sometimes called pope's nose. |
We have 3 clues for the answer “UROPYGIUM”
| Clue | Answers |
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| RUMP (of bird) | 1 answer |
| hindmost part of a bird's body, from which the tail feathers grow | 1 answer |
| rump | 37 answers |
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The old plural of Eye.
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Sentences with UROPYGIUM (3)
Dear Sir,--Happening to make a visit to my neighbour's peacocks, I could not help observing that the trains of those magnificent birds appear by no means to be their tails, those long feathers growing not from their _uropygium_, but all up their backs.
Etym: [See Uropygium.] (Anat.) Defn: Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
The tail length, however, is measured from the _base_ of the uropygium to the tip of the longest pair of rectrices.