caudal appendage

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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)

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

As a consequence, a caudal appendage with two broken joints was one of his distinguishing features.

From Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others by Winslow, Helen M.

This beast had but a short caudal appendage, and all its terrors lay in its jaws and in its wings.

From A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by De Mille, James

Little ones play romping games, like "Cat and Mouse," "London Bridge," etc.; those a little older enjoy a peanut hunt or a peanut race, or supplying the donkey with a caudal appendage.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson