caudal
Adjective · AdverbUS[kah-duhl]/ˈkɑdəl/2 syllablesalso [kaw-duhl] /ˈkɔdəl/
Open English WordNet
Adjective (3)
- constituting or relating to a tail“caudal appendage”Opposite cephalicRelating to tail
- resembling a tailSynonyms: taillikeOpposite acaudalSimilar caudate, caudated
- situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises“caudal fins”“the caudal end of the body”Opposite anteriorSimilar posterior
Adverb (1)
- toward the posterior end of the bodySynonyms: caudally
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cau′dal adjective
Origin: L. Cauda tail. Cf. Coward.
Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage.
The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes.— Charles Robert Darwin
Caudal fin Zoology, the terminal fin (or “tail”) of a fish.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54