tail




the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body


Type of:
  • process; outgrowth; appendage

Types:
  • rattle
  • brush
  • bobtail; bob; dock
  • caudal appendage
  • uropygium
  • oxtail
  • fluke
  • scut
  • flag


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