caudal appendage
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Of course there might have been more than a tremor if the caudal appendage had been at liberty instead of being sat upon.
From The Hot Swamp by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
In the animal's body, the most obvious distinctive character is the uniarticulate caudal appendage.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
All the members of this tribe bear the caudal appendage, and, as Oriental imagination is given to exaggeration, I was assured that the tails sometimes attained the length of two feet.
From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Fred was fully imbued with the “spirit of the occasion,” and resolved not to part company with his guide, unless the caudal appendage should detach itself from its owner.
From The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
