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uropygium

/jʊəɹəˈpɪd͡ʒɪəm/

uropygium noun: the posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow.

Noun

uropygium (plural uropygia)

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

uropygium meaning in Tamil

uropygium in Tamil

யூரோப்பைகியம்

Forms of uropygium

pluraluropygia

Origin of uropygium

Mediaeval Latin, from Ancient Greek οὐροπύγιον (ouropúgion, “tail feathers”).

Words formed from uropygium

Questions about uropygium

What does uropygium mean?
Uropygium means the posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow.
What is uropygium in Tamil?
Uropygium in Tamil is யூரோப்பைகியம். See Uropygium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is uropygium?
Uropygium is a noun.
How do you pronounce uropygium?
Uropygium is pronounced /jʊəɹəˈpɪd͡ʒɪəm/.
What is the plural of uropygium?
The plural of uropygium is uropygia.

Words near uropygium in the dictionary

  1. uropygial gland
  2. uropygial glands
  3. uropygical
  4. uropygid
  5. uropygids
  6. uropygium
  7. uropyloric
  8. uroradiologic
  9. uroradiological
  10. uroradiologist
  11. uroradiologists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uropygium (page history and authors); uropygium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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