Uropygium

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

uropygium
    n 1: posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail
         feathers grow

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Uropygium \U`ro*pyg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, (corrupted form)
   ?; ? the end of the os sacrum + ? rump.] (Anat.)
   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.
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