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uropygium

/jʊəɹəˈpɪd͡ʒɪəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
uropy-gium
IPA
/jʊəɹəˈpɪd͡ʒɪəm/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

uropygia (plural)

Derived Forms

uropygial

Questions

How do you pronounce uropygium?
The recorded pronunciation is /jʊəɹəˈpɪd͡ʒɪəm/.
What does uropygium mean?
The posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow.
Where does uropygium come from?
Mediaeval Latin, from Ancient Greek οὐροπύγιον (ouropúgion, “tail feathers”).

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