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Keywords: Tail, Posterior, Pertaining, Inferior, Appendage

Related Terms: Rostrum, Belly, Branchia, Branchial, Caudad, Caudate, Dorsal, Fin, Flipper, Flippers, Forehead, Furcula, Heterocercal, Opercle, Posterior, Pygidium, Ray, Rostral, Rostrate, Rump, Spur, Telson, Tergum, Tetrapod, Urostyle, Ventral, Anal Fin, Dorsal Fin, Fin Ray, Pectoral Fin, Pelvic Fin, Total Length, Caudal Peduncle, Tubercles, Adipose Fin, Fork Length, Pectoral Fins, Pelvic Fins, Standard Length, Flukes, Ventral Fin, Beak, Gill Arch, Peduncle, Caudal Fin, Cape, Gill Arches, Pectoral Girdle, Saddle

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Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage.

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towards the tail; inferiorly.

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pertaining to any taillike structure; inferior in position

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Towards the tail. Fore example, the caudal tail of fishes. Also note the similarity to the word Caudate, or tailed amphibian.

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in quadrapeds, the tail end [see inferior].

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at, towards the tail end

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Closer to the buttocks.

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Of and near the tail region.

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concerning the 'tail' end of the insect

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towards the tail. ce

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located towards the tail region

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inferior portion (or the area near the tail) of the pig's anatomy

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The single fin mounted vertically at the rear of the fish. The tail fin.

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constituting or relating to a tail; "caudal appendage"

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resembling a tail

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toward the posterior end of the body

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The anatomical term for towards the tail. i.e. the kidney is caudal to the shoulder. See Cranial/Superior/Inferior

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adj. behind; of, or closer to or in the direction of, the tail. For example, the vertebrae of the tail are called caudal vertebrae, and the legs are caudal to the arms --posterior syn.

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refers to the tail end of a fish.

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A term used to describe an area closer to the tail region

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Petaining to the tail.

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of the tail or tail-like appendage

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Pertaining to the tail or posterior portion of the body. The caudal fin is the tail fin.

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Referring to the tail.

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Toward the tail.

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at or near the tail

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Pertaining to the tail or posterior part of an organism.

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Of, pertaining to, or near the tail or posterior part of the body.

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Pertaining to or towards the tail.

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Pertaining to structures directed towards the tail.

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posterior (rear, tail) end of organism.

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In nematodes: Pertaining to or located near the posterior region or tail. ( 14)

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toward the end or posterior end of an organism.

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Caudal means literally "towards the tail" and refers to any part of the body that is further from the top of the head than the current point of reference. Click here to see an illustration of this term.

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