I keep seeing this piece of anatomy at the base of equine tails and deer tails and whatnot that I know there's a specific name with a tag for it but hardly anyone tags it, probably because they don't know about it or don't remember it.
This time I'm going to put the name of the part in a note containing tags I keep forgetting, but for now, does anyone remember what the bit at the base of the tail above the anus is called?

A few images I grabbed that, I think, show it.
post #4087441 post #3744850
post #4087804 post #4024117

#3744850, the top-right image, especially has it.

It's called a dock.

We've got it:

dock 15,326
dock_piercing 166

Not to be confused with docked_tail

And not to be confused for all those other docks (the "platform extending from a shore over water" is what I most associate the word with; "The solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail" seems to be a lesser known use of the term).

watsit said:
And not to be confused for all those other docks (the "platform extending from a shore over water" is what I most associate the word with; "The solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail" seems to be a lesser known use of the term).

dock -equid -mlp seems to have quite a few mistags... should dock be disambiguated? I think maybe it should

cloudpie said:
dock -equid -mlp seems to have quite a few mistags... should dock be disambiguated? I think maybe it should

How about dock_(anatomy)

cloudpie said:
dock -equid -mlp seems to have quite a few mistags... should dock be disambiguated? I think maybe it should

I'd say yes. Have dock_(anatomy) for the tail thing (and maybe implicate tail?), and pier for the platform extending from shore over water, makes the most sense to me.

watsit said:
I'd say yes. Have dock_(anatomy) for the tail thing (and maybe implicate tail?), and pier for the platform extending from shore over water, makes the most sense to me.

Should dock be aliased to dock_(anatomy) or dock_(disambiguation)?

The bulk update request #4921 is active.

remove implication dock_piercing (194) -> dock (0)
create implication dock_(anatomy) (18026) -> tail (1334263)

part 2:
alias dock -> dock_(disambiguation)
imply dock_piercing -> dock_(anatomy)

EDIT: The bulk update request #4921 (forum #366900) has been approved by @slyroon.

cloudpie said:
Should dock be aliased to dock_(anatomy) or dock_(disambiguation)?

Given a not-insignificant number of mistags of dock, I think dock_(disambiguation) would be better.

watsit said:
Given a not-insignificant number of mistags of dock, I think dock_(disambiguation) would be better.

Done
(well, added to "part 2" since I can't add it to the BUR due to transitives)

rainbow_dash said:
It's called a dock.

Hell, I was gonna say. I was trying to remember it. Yeah, a 'dock'. I had almost forgotten it entirely.

Approximately how long do most bulk update requests take to go through? I've been checking it ever since the first part was submitted.
I do rather agree, that dock should better specify anatomy. And that the original tag should be clarified to be generalized, I have no problems with either part so I'm just wondering what's taking so long for seemingly anything to happen with part one.

Further question, if any creature has a fleshy section on the bottom of their tail connected to their body, would we call it a dock?
Example post #1844778

peskeon said:
Further question, if any creature has a fleshy section on the bottom of their tail connected to their body, would we call it a dock?
Example post #1844778

I'd say so, yeah

The bulk update request #4921 (forum #366900) has been approved by @slyroon.

The bulk update request #6379 is active.

mass update dock -> dock_(anatomy)

Reason: part 2

EDIT: The bulk update request #6379 (forum #389128) has been approved by @slyroon.

dock as it stands has been well-maintained and kept pretty clear of things other than dock_(anatomy). Would it not make sense to mass update dock -> dock_(anatomy) before the alias goes through to avoid having to retag thousands of posts where the work has already been done?

The bulk update request #6383 is active.

create alias dock (0) -> dock_(disambiguation) (0)
create implication dock_piercing (194) -> dock_(anatomy) (18026)

Reason: edited the previous BUR to do what pleaseletmein said

EDIT: The bulk update request #6383 (forum #389153) has been approved by @slyroon.

The bulk update request #6379 (forum #389128) has been approved by @slyroon.

The bulk update request #6383 (forum #389153) has been approved by @slyroon.