caudal appendage

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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

Eliseff presented to the French Anthropological Society a woman with a caudal appendage covered with hair.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

Then comes the caudal appendage, worth half a dollar.

From A History of the Town of Fairfax by Rust, Jeanne Johnson

"The cat is shedding, too," he remarked, as he dodged her caudal appendage for the twentieth time; "it will go in with the next spoonful, Drina, if you're not careful about opening your mouth."

From The Younger Set by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

I remember one day resolving to broach the delicate subject with my tailed friend, whom I liked, notwithstanding his caudal appendage.

From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)