uro-, ur-, -urous, -ura, -uroid, -urus, -uridae

1. The center of admiration, attention, or attraction.
2. An object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration.
3. Someone or something acting as a guide or used for direction.
4. Etymology: from about 1596, from Middle French (c.1400-c.1600) cynosure, from Latin Cynosura; literally, "dog's tail; the constellation (now Ursa Minor) containing the North Star (which contains the guiding star Polaris), the focus of navigation; from Greek kynosoura, literally, "dog's tail".

A shrew mole of eastern Asia.

Whip scorpian.

The name uropygid means "tail rump", referring to the whip-like flagellum on the end of the pygidium, a small plate made up of the last three segments of the abdominal exoskeleton.

Whip scorpions have glands near the rear of their abdomen that can spray a combination of formic and acetic acid when they are bothered.

The acetic acid gives this spray a vinegar-like smell, resulting in the common name vinegaroon.

In ornithology, situated on, belonging to, the rump or uropygium.

In ornithology, the rump of birds.