tail (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
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Hypernym process, outgrowth, appendage
Part holonym vertebrate, craniate
Derivationally related form tail → tail
Hyponym rattle; brush; bobtail, bob, dock; caudal appendage; uropygium; oxtail; fluke; scut; flag
Part meronym dock
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) caudal → tail
Part meronym vertebrate, craniate
Hypernym rattle; brush; bobtail, bob, dock; caudal appendage; uropygium; oxtail; fluke; scut; flag
Part holonym dock
Hyponym process, outgrowth, appendage
Derivationally related form tail → tail

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