尾び状じょう

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

tail-shaped; caudal

Technical term used in anatomy and biology to describe tail-like structures or the tail region. Functions as a no-adjective modifying nouns such as 突起 (process) or 部 (region).

• この魚さかなには尾び状じょうの突とっ起きがある。

  This fish has a tail-shaped protrusion.

• 尾び状じょう部ぶの筋きん肉にくを調しらべる。

  Examine the muscles of the caudal region.