caudal appendage

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No sooner does he reach the years of discretion than he assumes a magnificent caudal appendage.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas

List! oh, list! and I will my caudal appendage unfold.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 by Various

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.

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

"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)