uropygial
American
[yoor-uh-pij-ee-uhl]
/ ˌjʊər əˈpɪdʒ i əl /
adjective
Ornithology.
Etymology
Origin of uropygial
First recorded in 1865–70; uropygi(um) + -al 1
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