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UROPYGIAL
Etymology
Adjective
uropygial (not comparable)
(ornithology) Of or pertaining to the uropygium; on the rump.
Source: Wiktionary
U`ro*pyg"i*al, a. Etym: [See Uropygium.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds. Uropygial gland, a peculiar sebaceous gland at the base of the tail feathers in most birds. It secretes an oily fluid which is spread over the feathers by preening.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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