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fish tail

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noun

  1. a step in ballroom dancing in which the feet are quickly crossed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Researchers from Tohoku University have developed a model that simulates the motion of fish tail fins.

From Science Daily Nov. 6, 2023

Ripley’s also debunked several carnival-show oddities, including what purported to be the skeleton of a mermaid, but which was actually a monkey skull sewn to a fish tail.

From Seattle Times Dec. 1, 2022

Instead of legs, she had a green fish tail.

From Washington Post Sep. 15, 2022

The hippocampus - a horse with a fish tail, named The Guardian - was chosen for the carousel’s logo and remains one of Whitlatch’s favorite designs.

From Washington Times Aug. 19, 2017

In another picture, I give myself a fish tail like a mermaid.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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