adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A caudal vertebra.

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body. not-comparable

   "The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes, […]"

2. 2
   Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises wordnet
2. 2
   resembling a tail wordnet
3. 3
   constituting or relating to a tail wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   toward the posterior end of the body wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

taillikeboundarycaudadcaudallycaudallycaudate

Antonyms

All antonyms

cephaladcephalicrostral

Example

More examples

"The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes, […]"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

caudal arterycaudal fincaudal keelcaudal peduncle

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