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caudal peduncle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology

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  • Finnish: pyrstönvarsi — part of a fish's body
  • French: pédoncule caudal — part of a fish's body