English Explanatory Dictionary

caudal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
  2. Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior.
noun
  1. A caudal vertebra.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːdəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caudal.wav

Word forms

caudal caudals

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caudālis (“having a tail”).

Antonyms

cephalad cephalic

Related words

queue

Derived words

acaudal anterocaudal bicaudal caudal artery caudal fin caudality caudalization caudal keel caudally caudalmost caudal peduncle caudalward cephalocaudal craniocaudal distocaudal dorsocaudal femorocaudal frontocaudal laterocaudal lumbocaudal mediocaudal midcaudal pericaudal postcaudal posterocaudal precaudal proximocaudal rostrocaudal sacrocaudal subcaudal supracaudal tricaudal ventrocaudal
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