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uropygium |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Uropygium \U`ro*pyg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr Gr ?, (corrupted form) ?; ? the end of the os sacrum + ? rump.] (Anat.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: uropygium n : posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow
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