pseudotail
pseudotail noun: an appendage that is similar to a tail in location and gross appearance but which lacks some of the features of a true tail.
Noun
pseudotail (plural pseudotails)
- An appendage that is similar to a tail in location and gross appearance but which lacks some of the features of a true tail.
- A number of species, however, have a pseudotail consisting of a few postcloacal vertebrae, but annulation is incomplete and a terminal shield is consistently present.2002, Jay M. Savage, The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica, →ISBN, page 115
- The spermatozoon of Saduria entomon is long and bent, resembling a whip. It consists of a very long pseudotail (1.86 mm long), which lacks an axoneme, and an extended head (112 pm long) that hangs down at an acute angle,” scientists in Poznan, Poland report.2012, Issues in Life Sciences: Zoology, →ISBN
Forms of pseudotail
| plural | pseudotails |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pseudo-tail |
Origin of pseudotail
From pseudo- + tail.
Questions about pseudotail
- What does pseudotail mean?
- Pseudotail means an appendage that is similar to a tail in location and gross appearance but which lacks some of the features of a true tail.
- What part of speech is pseudotail?
- Pseudotail is a noun.
- What is the plural of pseudotail?
- The plural of pseudotail is pseudotails.
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