caudal peduncle
caudal peduncle · caudal peduncles
The narrow part of a fish's body to which the caudal or tail fin is attachedThe narrow part of a fish's body to which the caudal or tail fin is attached. Its proportions, such as the length and breadth, and attached organs, such as spines of surgeonfishes or caudal keels and finlets of Scombridae often are important in descriptions of fish species.
Meaning
1 sensesThe narrow part of a fish's body to which the caudal or tail fin is attached. Its proportions, such as the length and breadth, and attached organs, such as spines of surgeonfishes or caudal keels and finlets of Scombridae often are important in descriptions of fish species.
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plural: caudal peduncles| Singular | caudal peduncle |
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