οὐρά
Alt. οὐρά, ionicοὐρή, ἡ,
Etym. akin to ὄρρος
I. "the tail", of a lion, dog, etc., Hom., Hdt.
II. of an army marching, "the rear-guard, rear", Xen.; κατ᾽ οὐράν τινος ἕπεσθαι to follow in his "rear", id=Xen.; ὁ κατ᾽ οὐράν "the rear-rank man", id=Xen.; ἐπί or κατ᾽ οὐράν "to the rear, backwards", id=Xen.; ἐπ᾽ οὐρᾷ "in rear", id=Xen.
2. ῥήματος οὐρή, i. e. its "echo", Anth.