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tail vs appendage

appendage vs tail

tail and appendage both are nouns.

tail is a verb but appendage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tail Yes No Yes No
appendage Yes No No No
As nouns, appendage is a hypernym of tail; that is, appendage is a word with a broader meaning than tail:
  • tail: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
  • appendage: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Other hypernyms of tail include outgrowth, process.
tail (noun) appendage (noun)
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body a part that is joined to something larger
the rear part of a ship an external body part that projects from the body
the rear part of an aircraft a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
(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
tail (verb) appendage (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
go after with the intent to catch
Difference between tail and appendage

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