caudal appendage
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Fromentel described a fresh-water form of this genus with a caudal appendage.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Gary N. (Gary Nathan) Calkins
Then comes the caudal appendage, worth half a dollar.
From A History of the Town of Fairfax by Jeanne Johnson Rust
Stand still, with a nip like crocodile's grip On one's caudal appendage?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 4, 1891 by Various
We might add that in the abdominal appendage of the cockroach we have a compound nose, while in the feelers of the Perla, and the caudal appendage of the Chrysopila, the "nose" is simple.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
When this caudal appendage was fixed, and my whole appearance touched up, I caught sight of myself in a mirror, and, after a struggle with my pride, burst into a roar of laughter.
From In the Yellow Sea by Henry Frith
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