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crissum
[ kris-uhm ]
noun
, Ornithology.
, plural cris·sa [kris, -, uh].
- the region surrounding the cloacal opening beneath the tail of a bird.
- the feathers of this region collectively.
crissum
/ ˈkrɪsəm /
noun
- the area or feathers surrounding the cloaca of a bird
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Derived Forms
- ˈcrissal, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crissum1
1870–75; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin criss ( āre ) to move the haunches + -um noun suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crissum1
C19: from New Latin, from Latin crissāre to move the haunches
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Example Sentences
Female olive-brown, paler below, chin pale ochraceous; middle of belly and crissum white; bill brown, feet yellowish.
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Female: above grey, densely striated with black; beneath dirty white, with dense black striations, belly and crissum fulvous.
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Below, bright lemon-yellow, the crissum white or merely tinged with yellow.
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Below grayish buff rapidly fading when older to a greenish gray; abdomen and crissum pale straw-yellow.
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Below, olive-yellow darker on the flanks, the abdomen and crissum white.
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