垂しだり尾お

noun

drooping tail

Refers to a tail that hangs down, often used in descriptions of animals or mythical creatures. Can also appear in compound terms like 垂り尾形 (a type of sword blade shape).

• その犬いぬは垂しだり尾おを振ふりながら近ちかづいてきた。

  The dog approached, wagging its drooping tail.

• 古ふるい絵え巻まきには垂しだり尾おの龍りゅうが描えがかれている。

  In the old picture scroll, a dragon with a drooping tail is depicted.