Definition of Caudal appendage

1. Noun. Tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus.

Group relationships: Craniate, Vertebrate
Generic synonyms: Tail

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caudal Appendage

caucussing
cauda
cauda equina
cauda fasciae dentatae
cauda helicis
cauda nuclei caudati
cauda pancreatis
cauda striati
caudad
caudal
caudal anaesthesia
caudal anesthesia
caudal appendage (current term)
caudal block
caudal canal
caudal fin
caudal fins
caudal flexure
caudal keel
caudal keels
caudal ligament
caudal neuropore
caudal neurosecretory system
caudal pancreatic artery
caudal peduncle
caudal peduncles
caudal pharyngeal complex

Literary usage of Caudal appendage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1914)
"... its ventro-caudal margin applied closely to the caudal appendage of the 9th sternite. Pleural appendages two, the more cephalic and dorsal being a long, ..."

2. On Animal and Vegetable Parasites of the Human Body: A Manual of Their by Friedrich Küchenmeister (1857)
"I must remark here, that Stein considers the scolex receptacle as a cyst, and the caudal appendage as a part of it, which is certainly not correct, ..."

3. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1891)
"Profile of undissected foetus, showing caudal appendage and absence of external ... Posterior view, showing position of caudal appendage ; left gluteus ..."

4. The Sportsman's Primerby Norman Henry Crowell by Norman Henry Crowell (1907)
"If you see a lion digging into a hillside after rabbits or gold dust never yank his caudal appendage as it is sure to cause friction between you and the ..."

5. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1866)
"caudal appendage of the male yellow, with black edges. Central America. For a. Two yellowish-green bands along the side, separated, and bordered above and ..."

6. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"Central terminal plate of caudal appendage longer than wide, elongate paraboloid in outline, rounded posteriorly, with three obscure spines on each margin; ..."

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