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PREEN GLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds
Synonyms:
preen gland; uropygial gland
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("preen gland" is a kind of...):
oil gland (a gland that secretes oil)
Holonyms ("preen gland" is a part of...):
bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
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