upperpart

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English

Etymology

From upper +‎ part.

Noun

upperpart (plural upperparts)

  1. Any of the upper parts of a bird, including the mantle, back, rump and upper part of the tail coverts
    • 1885, Hermann Schlegel, Fredericus Anna Jentink, Notes from the Royal Zoological Museum - Volumes 7-8, page 101:
      Upperparts of back and tail and outerside of legs a reddish brown grey with a silvery tinge, turning towards the nape to a rich red;

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