caudal fin

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noun

the terminal vertical fin of a fish.

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Also called tail fin.

Words nearby caudal fin

cauda, caudad, caudaite, caudal, caudal anesthesia, caudal fin, caudate, caudex, caudillismo, caudillo, Caudine Forks

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How to use caudal fin in a sentence

It has silvery blue skin and a red dorsal fin that runs the length of its body.
Fishy Mystery: Are Beached Oarfish Trying to Tell Us Something?|Kevin Bailey|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The annoying thing about life is that it screws up the production,” Fin muses.
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He carried with him the insecurities, foibles, and morose visions of fin de siècle Europe.
How Sherlock Holmes Took on the Capitalists|Ian Klaus|December 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“Beside me the young Brit was snoring softly now, his glasses askew on his fin-shaped nose,” Obama wrote.
America's New Frenemy|Lloyd Grove|July 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

They looked up from their cucumber sandwiches and saw, 25 yards off, an enormous fin slicing the water.
Remembering the Man Who Brought Jaws—and Me—to the Shelves|Christopher Buckley|December 23, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Mais on peut bien appeller vn voyage heureux, quand en fin on arrive bon port.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
En fin il parvint Dieppe, & apres quelque sejour il se mit en mer le 26.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Bref ilz remboursent lesditz Marchs de chac deux milles livres, 176 & se mettent en fin la voile le 26.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
They are usually called Lancet-fish, from the curious structure of the sub-caudal spines.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
They're like whisky, gran' at the time, but you sing sorry next day, an' fin' oot what a fool you hae been.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh

British Dictionary definitions for caudal fin

caudal fin

noun

the tail fin of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates, used for propulsion during locomotion

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