uropygial

uropygial
uropygial, ale ou uropygien, ienne
(u-ro-pi-ji-al, a-l' ou u-ro-pi-jiin, jiè-n') adj.
Qui se rapporte au croupion.
•   Les plumes uropygiales, CH. DUMONT Dict. des sc. nat. t. XVI, p. 120.
   Glande uropygienne, la glande sébacée du croupion des oiseaux.
   Plumes uropygiales ou tectrices anales, plumes insérées sur le croupion, lesquelles recouvrent la base des grandes plumes de la queue.
   Du grec, queue, et, fesse, croupion.

Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. . 1872-1877.

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