uropygiaalirauhanen
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]uropygiaali- + rauhanen (“gland”), from an internationalism (see English uropygial)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈuroˌpyɡiɑːliˌrɑu̯hɑnen/, [ˈuro̞ˌpyɡiˌɑ̝ːliˌrɑ̝u̯ɦɑ̝ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑuhɑnen
- Hyphenation(key): uro‧pygi‧aali‧rauha‧nen
Noun
[edit]uropygiaalirauhanen
- (zoology) uropygial gland (secretory organ, at the base of a bird's tail, that secretes the oil used in preening)