uropsile

[UROPSILUS.] Any individual of the genus Uropsilus (q. v.). u-rop-si-lūs, s . [Pref. uro- , and Gr. psilos = stripped of hair, bare.] Zool.: A genus of Mygalide, closely allied to the Shrews. [SHREW-FOOTED UROPSILE.] ür-o-pyg-i-al, a . [UROPYGIUM.] Of, belonging to, or connected with the uropygium. Specifically applied to a peculiar sebaceous gland developed in 4359 its feathers by the operation of preening. The fluid pa es out by one or two apertures, commonly situated upon an elevation, which may or may not be covered with feathers.