Pseudotail
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An appendage that is similar to a tail in location and gross appearance but which lacks some of the features of a true tail.
"A number of species, however, have a pseudotail consisting of a few postcloacal vertebrae, but annulation is incomplete and a terminal shield is consistently present."
Example
More examples"A number of species, however, have a pseudotail consisting of a few postcloacal vertebrae, but annulation is incomplete and a terminal shield is consistently present."
Etymology
From pseudo- + tail.
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