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noun
The posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tail
History
Mediaeval Latin, from Ancient Greek οὐροπύγιον (ouropúgion, “tail feathers”).
