οὐρά, Ion.
οὐρή,ἡ, (akin toὄρρος)
A. tail, of a lion, οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία . . μαστίεται
Il. 20.170
; of a dog, οὐρῇ μέν ῥ' ὅ γ' ἔσηνε
Od. 17.302
; of the wolves and lions round the house of Circe, οὐρῇσιν μακρῇσι περισσαίνοντες
10.215
; of other animals, Hes. Op. 512 , Hdt. 2.38 , 47 , Arist. PA 689b30 , al.; not used of birds (cf.ὀρροπύγιον), Id. HA 504a31 .
2.
= αἰδοῖον , S. Fr. 1078 ,f.l. in
Hom. Epigr. 12 .
II. of an army marching,rearguard, rear, X. An. 3.4.38 , etc.;ἡ οὐ. τοῦ κέρατος rear-rank, ib. 6.5.5 ;κατ' οὐράν τινος ἕπεσθαιto follow in hisrear, Id. Cyr. 2.3.21 , cf. 2.4.3 ;ὁ κατ' οὐ.the rear-rank man, ib. 5.3.45 ;ἐπ' οὐράν to the rear, Id. Ages. 2.2 ; εἰς οὐράν
Ael. NA 16.33