‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; &unr_;, fr. &unr_; of the tail; cf. L. uraeus, adj. ] (Zool.) The posterior half of an animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. uraeus pertaining to a tail, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; tail. ] (Egypt. Archaeol.) A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an emblem of supreme power. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]