uropygial gland

English

Noun

uropygial gland (plural uropygial glands)

1. A secretory organ, at the base of a bird's tail, that secretes the oil used in preening.

Translations

secretory organ

• Classical Nahuatl: tletl
• Esperanto: uropiga glando
• Finnish: rasvarauhanen, uropygiaalirauhanen
• Italian: uropigio m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gumpkjertel (no) m

• Portuguese: glândula uropigiana f