Tail
/teɪl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Tail
noun
- The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
"Most primates have a tail and fangs."
- An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
- The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.
- The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
verb
- To follow and observe surreptitiously.
"Tail that car!"
- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
"This vessel tails downstream."
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- To pull or draw by the tail.
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