Caudal

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of, at, or near the tail or hind parts; posterior.
  • adjective. Situated beneath or on the underside; inferior.
  • adjective. Similar to a tail in form or function.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or situated near the tail; having the nature or appearance of a tail. Specifically
  • In anatomy, having a position or relation toward the tail when compared with some other part: the opposite of cephalic (which see). Thus, the neck is a caudal part of the body with reference to the head. See caudad.
  • In entomology, pertaining to or on the end of the abdomen: as, a caudal style; a caudal spot.
  • noun. In ichthyology, the caudal fin of a fish.
  • noun. In anatomy a caudal or coccygeal vertebra. Abbreviated cd. in ichthyological formulas.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage.
  • adjective. the terminal fin (or “tail”) of a fish.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
  • noun. A caudal vertebra
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  • adverb. toward the posterior end of the body
  • adjective. resembling a tail
  • adjective. situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises
  • adjective. constituting or relating to a tail
  • Word Usage
    "This gland is known as the caudal gland and the depression containing it as the caudal pit or caudal fossa."
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