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

caudad, cauda equina, caudaite, caudal, caudal anesthesia, caudal fin, caudal flexure, caudal transverse fissure, cauda pancreatis, caudate, caudate lobe

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
He got powerful mad kaze he couldn' fin' nothin', den he look out de window an' seed Mis' Laura.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various

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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