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caudal fins

/ˈkɔːdəl fɪnz/

Meanings
noun
The tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates.

Examples :

"The shark propelled itself forward using powerful strokes of its caudal fins. "
fish animal biology anatomy part organism

Related Words

Illustration shark

shark noun

/ʃɑːk/ /ʃɑɹk/

A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

"The shark swam silently in the deep ocean. "

Illustration powerful

powerful adjective

/ˈpaʊəfl/ /ˈpaʊɚfəl/

Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

"The new school principal is a powerful advocate for student success. "

Illustration aquatic

aquatic noun

/ɘˈkwɔ.tɘk/ /əˈkwæ.tɪk/

Any aquatic plant.

"The pond lilies are beautiful aquatic plants. "

Illustration propelled

propelled verb

/prəˈpɛld/ /pɹəˈpɛld/

To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.

"The strong wind propelled the sailboat across the lake. "

Illustration strokes

strokes noun

/stɹəʊks/ /stɹoʊks/

An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).

"She gave the cat a stroke."

Illustration using

using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

To utilize or employ.

"She is using a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration other

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

Illustration itself

itself pronoun

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

"The door closed by itself"

Illustration vertebrates

vertebrates noun

/ˈvɜːrtɪbrəts/ /ˈvɜːrtɪbreɪts/

An animal having a backbone.

"Simple Example: "Humans, dogs, and fish are all examples of vertebrates because they have a backbone." "

Illustration tailfin

tailfin noun

/ˈteɪlfɪn/

A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin

"The fish's bright red tailfin was a beautiful sight. "

Illustration forward

forward noun

/ˈfoːwəd/ /foːd/ /ˈfɔː.wəd/ /ˈfɔɹ.wɚd/

One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).

"The forward tackled the ball carrier, trying to win possession for his team. "

Illustration caudal

caudal noun

/ˈkɔːdəl/

A caudal vertebra.

"The paleontologist carefully brushed away sediment to reveal the complete caudal vertebra of the dinosaur. "