caudal

American  

[kawd-l] / ˈkɔd l /

adjective

1. Anatomy, Zoology. of, at, or near the tail or the posterior end of the body.

2. Zoology. taillike.

   caudal appendages.

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noun

1. Medicine/Medical. a caudal anesthetic

caudal British  

/ ˈkɔːdəl /

adjective

1. anatomy of or towards the posterior part of the body

2. zoology relating to, resembling, or in the position of the tail

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caudal Scientific  

/ kôd′l /

1. Relating to or near the tail or hind parts of an animal.

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Other Word Forms

• caudally
  adverb
• postcaudal
  adjective
• precaudal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of caudal

1655–65; < New Latin caudālis, equivalent to Latin caud ( a ) tail + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

During the first dance routine, Freeman was greeted by cheers as he appeared in the stadium alongside Al Muftah, who was born with the rare Caudal Regression Syndrome.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2022

Last season he played for Caudal in the Spanish third tier but his time there was hampered by injury.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2014

The Caudal Appendages exist as two very minute plates, with a few bristles at their apices.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Caudal Appendages, with only two or three lateral bristles, besides those on the summit.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Caudal Appendages, multi-articulate: in a medium-sized specimen, each contained eight segments, which reached half-way up the upper segment of the pedicel of the sixth cirrus.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles