tail vs caudal appendage

tail and caudal appendage both are nouns.

tail is a verb but caudal appendage is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tail	Yes	No	Yes	No
caudal appendage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, caudal appendage is a hyponym of tail; that is, caudal appendage is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
caudal appendage: tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus

Other hyponyms of tail include rattle, brush, bob, bobtail, dock, uropygium, oxtail, fluke, scut, flag.

tail (noun)	caudal 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	tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus
the rear part of a ship
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

tail (verb)	caudal appendage (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
go after with the intent to catch

tail vs caudal appendage

tail and caudal appendage both are nouns.

tail is a verb but caudal appendage is not a verb.

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