Caudal
/ˈkɔːdəl/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A caudal vertebra.
Adjective
- 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 Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises wordnet
- 2 resembling a tail wordnet
- 3 constituting or relating to a tail wordnet
Adverb
- 1 toward the posterior end of the body wordnet
Example
More examples"The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes, […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin caudālis (“having a tail”).