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uropygial glands

uropygial glands is the plural of uropygial gland.

Meaning of uropygial gland

Noun

uropygial gland (plural uropygial glands)

  1. A secretory organ, at the base of a bird's tail, that secretes the oil used in preening.

Questions about uropygial glands

What is uropygial glands the plural of?
Uropygial glands is the plural of uropygial gland.

Words near uropygial glands in the dictionary

  1. uroprotection
  2. uroprotective
  3. uropygia
  4. uropygial
  5. uropygial gland
  6. uropygial glands
  7. uropygical
  8. uropygid
  9. uropygids
  10. uropygium
  11. uropyloric

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