uropygium
(noun) posterior part of a bird’s body from which the tail feathers grow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uropygium (plural uropygia)
The posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow.
Source: Wiktionary
U`ro*pyg"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; -- sometimes called pope's nose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
