tail fin

Automotive. See under fin¹ (def. 7).

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First recorded in 1675–85

The tail-fin, which is deepest at mid-length, extends to the back of the head and is flecked with brown.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
In small larvae the outer edge of the tail-fin is dark brown.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
The tail shortens and finally disappears in the frogs and toads; with the salamanders the tail-fin only is lost.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
The reader will see from the figure that the tail-fin is very large, and the backbone appears to run into the lower lobe.
Extinct Monsters|H. N. Hutchinson

She is said to have a hand as large as the tail-fin of a whale, and if she strikes you with it there is an end of you.
Eskimo Life|Fridtjof Nansen