pseudotail

Etymology

From pseudo- + tail.

pseudotail means an appendage that is similar to a tail in location and gross appearance but which lacks some of the features of a true tail. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

noun

An appendage that is similar to a tail in location and gross appearance but which lacks some of the features of a true tail.“A number of species, however, have a pseudotail consisting of a few postcloacal vertebrae, but annulation is incomplete and a terminal shield is consistently present.”