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UROPYGIAL GLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does uropygial gland mean?
• UROPYGIAL GLAND (noun)
The noun UROPYGIAL GLAND has 1 sense:
1. oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds
Familiarity information: UROPYGIAL GLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
preen gland; uropygial gland
Hypernyms ("uropygial gland" is a kind of...):
oil gland (a gland that secretes oil)
Holonyms ("uropygial gland" is a part of...):
bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
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