tails
Example Sentences
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Skunks spray an oily liquid from glands underneath their tails as a defense.
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Tiamat was flying after them, snapping at their tails.
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From a distance they looked like massive fish with paddle-shaped tails.
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Unlike cockroaches and most animals, termite sperm lack tails and are unable to swim.
From Science Daily
Above their heads, three birds flew; eagle-sized and fire red, with tails a foot long.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.