uropygial - definizione. Che cos'è uropygial
Diclib.com
Dizionario ChatGPT
Inserisci una parola o una frase in qualsiasi lingua 👆
Lingua:     

Traduzione e analisi delle parole tramite l'intelligenza artificiale ChatGPT

In questa pagina puoi ottenere un'analisi dettagliata di una parola o frase, prodotta utilizzando la migliore tecnologia di intelligenza artificiale fino ad oggi:

  • come viene usata la parola
  • frequenza di utilizzo
  • è usato più spesso nel discorso orale o scritto
  • opzioni di traduzione delle parole
  • esempi di utilizzo (varie frasi con traduzione)
  • etimologia

Cosa (chi) è uropygial - definizione

PART OF A BIRD
Pope's nose; Parson's Nose; Parsons nose; Popes nose; Sultans nose; Sultan's nose; Rectrical bulb; Rectrical bulbs; Rectricial bulbs; Rectricial bulb; Parson's nose; Uropygium; Uropygial; Uropyge; Pygostyles
  • ''[[Confuciusornis sanctus]]'' with "rod"-type pygostyle and the two central tail feathers
  • [[Pigeon]] skeleton with "plowshare"-type pygostyle (number 17)
  • ''[[Yixianornis grabaui]]'', one of the oldest known species with a pygostyle like that in living birds

Uropygial         
·adj Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
Uropygial gland         
  • Blue Jay]]
  • [[Hoopoe]]s host symbiotic bacteria in their uropygial glands whose secretions act against feather-degrading bacteria.
  • preening]]. The bird on the left is pushing its head towards its uropygial gland.
  • [[White-winged crossbill]] (''Loxia leucoptera'') extracting preen oil from its uropygial gland.
GLAND
Preen gland; Preen oil; Preen Gland; The Preen Gland
The uropygial gland, informally known as the preen gland or the oil gland, is a bilobed sebaceous gland possessed by the majority of birds used to distribute the gland's oil through the plumage by means of preening. It is located dorsally at the base of the tail (between the fourth caudal vertebra and the pygostyle) and is greatly variable in both shape and size.
Pygostyle         
·noun The plate of bone which forms the posterior end of the vertebral column in most birds; the plowshare bone; the vomer. It is formed by the union of a number of the last caudal vertebrae, and supports the uropigium.

Wikipedia

Pygostyle

Pygostyle describes a skeletal condition in which the final few caudal vertebrae are fused into a single ossification, supporting the tail feathers and musculature. In modern birds, the rectrices attach to these. The pygostyle is the main component of the uropygium, a structure colloquially known as the bishop's nose, parson's nose, pope's nose, or sultan's nose. This is the fleshy protuberance visible at the posterior end of a bird (most commonly a chicken or turkey) that has been dressed for cooking. It has a swollen appearance because it also contains the uropygial gland that produces preen oil.