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appendage vs tail

tail vs appendage

appendage and tail both are nouns.

appendage is not a verb while tail is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appendage Yes No No No
tail Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tail is a hyponym of appendage; that is, tail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appendage:
  • appendage: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  • tail: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
Other hyponyms of appendage include horn, horn, crest, pseudopod, pseudopodium, flagellum, hair, cirrus, spine, aculea, style, villus, fetlock, tentacle, arista, acromial process, acromion, ala, alveolar arch, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge, acrosome, caruncle, caruncula, condyle, coronoid process, processus coronoideus, epicondyle, fimbria, apophysis, spicule, spiculum, osteophyte, papilla, papilla, appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal, styloid process, pterygoid process, eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, zygomatic process, trochanter, transverse process, odontoid process, metaphysis, olecranon, olecranon process, ridge, excrescence, papilla, enation, plant process, spinous process, maxillary palpus, labial palpus.
appendage (noun) tail (noun)
a part that is joined to something larger the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
an external body part that projects from the body the rear part of a ship
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant the rear part of an aircraft
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
the time of the last part of something
appendage (verb) tail (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
go after with the intent to catch
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