caudal
Example Sentences
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Thresher sharks are known as quick swimmers with small mouths, long caudal fins and timid dispositions, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.
From Fox News
“It’s sort of unreal, when you come around the corner,” he said, looking skyward toward the caudal fin.
From The New Yorker
It’s a caudal vertebra, or part of the tail, and what makes it stand out is a pair of oval punctures driven into the bone.
From Scientific American
Finally, as adults, blue tangs sport a “deep blue to purplish-blue with a yellow caudal spine,” according to the museum.
From Fox News
Upon inspecting the bones, he noticed the caudal vertebrae’s unusual morphology.
From Fox News
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