tail

n//teɪl//

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  1. (anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.

  2. One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times.

  3. An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.

  4. (typography) The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y.

  5. The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.

  6. One who surreptitiously follows another.

  7. (chiefly, in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.

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