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uropygial gland

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 730958 Last modified 21.08.2006
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Domain Agriculture - Food Industry - Livestock Industry - Fisheries
  • Päranipp - kloaagist ülalpool asetsev linnu kehaosa
  • A gland which secretes oil. The uropygial or coccygeal gland of a bird, which secretes the oil used for preening.
uropygial gland
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  • Cleaning movements then remove foreign bodies and an elaborate sequence is carried out to distribute oil from the feathers from the uropygial gland above the tail.

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