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CAUDAL FIN [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Fish
  • Mammals
DEF

... the tail fin of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates, used for propulsion during locomotion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Poissons
  • Mammifères
CONT

Nageoire caudale, servant à la propulsion.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Peces
  • Mamíferos
DEF

Aleta impar, localizada en el extremo posterior del cuerpo de los peces y vertebrados acuáticos[, es el principal órgano de locomoción].

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