English Explanatory Dictionary

caudate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
  2. Having a tail.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Caudata order of amphibians.
  4. Having a tail-like extension.
noun
  1. Any member of the Caudata order of amphibians.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔː.deɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cordate.wav /ˈkɔˌdeɪt/ /ˈkɑˌdeɪt/

Word forms

caudate caudates

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin caudātus, from Classical Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Related words

e caudata

Derived words

acaudate bicaudate caudate nucleus decaudate ecaudate excaudate intercaudate magnicaudate subcaudate tricaudate
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