SUBCAUDAL

Etymology

Adjective

subcaudal (not comparable)

On the underside of the tail.

Noun

subcaudal (plural subcaudals)

Any of the enlarged plates on the underside of a snake's tail.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*cau"dal, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail; as, the subcaudal, or chevron, bones.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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