tail fan
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noun Zoology.
the fanlike posterior appendage of crayfish and lobsters, consisting of a telson and two uropods, used for rapid backward propulsion.
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Origin of tail fan
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby tail fan
tail cone, tail covert, tailed, tailed frog, tail end, tail fan, tail fin, tailfirst, tail fold, tailgate, tailgater
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British Dictionary definitions for tail fan
tail fan
noun
the fanned structure at the hind end of a lobster or related crustacean, formed from the telson and uropods
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