craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

bobtail, bob, dock - a short or shortened tail of certain animals

caudal appendage - tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus

uropygium - posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow

oxtail - the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups

fluke - either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean

scut - a short erect tail

flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

dock - the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"

end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

follower - someone who travels behind or pursues another

spy - a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"

verso, reverse - the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

coin - a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

fuselage - the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)

horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft

back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft

vertical tail - the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft

escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed

back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight

skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost

pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"

hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"

cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

pinch, top - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"