Sentence examples for stiff tail from inspiring English sources

Oviraptorosaurs differed from most other theropods in having a deep belly and a short, stiff tail.

Taking advantage of a stiff tail wind, Walker cuts our delay down to a little more than a half-hour by the time we enter La Guardia's airspace.

They have downcurved bills as long as, or longer than, the rest of the head; short, strong legs; and long, stiff tail feathers.

I felt privileged to have had so close a view of their long, thin, curved beaks, the stiff tail feathers that help them climb trees, and the vivid white underparts, which were visible as one turned, unconcerned, to look at me.

Freeman said he had spoken to a forestry worker who had seen an animal in daylight in 2011 which was distinctive because of its striped rear end, long stiff tail and "weird rolling motion, almost like a cow" when it walked.

Though small and stocky, he is an aggressive suitor who boasts permanently stiff tail feathers and enjoys an energetic and promiscuous sex life.Brought from America to Britain in the late 1940s, the adaptable waterfowl quickly established itself and started to migrate to the European mainland.

The name Tetanurae, or "stiff tails," refers to another unusual feature, a transition point in the tail sequence where the vertebrae change form in a distinctive way.

Their stiff tails, supported by ossified tendons, and their sturdy bones and rapidly replaced teeth suggest that hadrosaurs spent most of their time on land, though close to bodies of water, feeding on tough terrestrial plants.

Both species the yellow-billed (B. africanus) and the red-billed (B. erythrorhynchus)—are brown birds 20 cm (8 inches) long, with wide bills, stiff tails, and sharp claws.

They are smaller than most other ducks, with stiff tails that sometimes stick straight up.

They are drab gray and brown birds, highly social, with long stiff tails.