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adjective • belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part • facing away from the axis of an organ or organism | ||||
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noun • the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body • the time of the last part of something • any projection that resembles the tail of an animal • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements • (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head • the rear part of an aircraft • the rear part of a ship verb • go after with the intent to catch • remove or shorten the tail of an animal • remove the stalk of fruits or berries | ||||
| 29% | 6 | Has a single dorsal fin and a rounded tail fin | ||
noun • primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America | ||||
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