caudal appendage

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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

Fromentel described a fresh-water form of this genus with a caudal appendage.

From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)

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)

Since the Revolution the animal has conquered in this country "toutes les liberties," excepting that of wearing an entire tail, for in many districts it is the fashion to cut the caudal appendage short.

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