tail
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is a type of: appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plantsubtypes:
- rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
- brush - a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
- bob, bobtail, dock - a short or shortened tail of certain animals
- caudal appendage - tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus
- uropygium - posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow
- oxtail - the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups
- fluke - either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
- scut - a short erect tail
- flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
has: dock - the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hairis a part of: craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium -
is a type of: projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from somethingsame as: tail end
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is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than oneis a part of: coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
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has:
- horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
- stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
- vertical tail - the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
is a part of: fuselage - the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)same as: empennage, tail assembly -
has:
- escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
- skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
is a part of: ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
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is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
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