cauda

[ kou-duh, kaw- ]

/ ˈkaʊ də, ˈkɔ- /

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noun, plural cau·dae

[kou-dee, kaw-]. /ˈkaʊ di, ˈkɔ-/. Anatomy, Zoology.

a tail or taillike appendage.

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Origin of cauda

1690–1700; <Latin: tail

Words nearby cauda

Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, Cauchy sequence, Cauchy's inequality, caucus, cauda, caudad, cauda equina, caudaite, caudal, caudal anesthesia

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How to use cauda in a sentence

There’s a miso bagna cauda and Brussels sprouts, bacon and date kebabs.
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Et praecepto legis cauda hostiae in sacrificio iubetur offerri.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
M. angulatus, tuberculis conicis, cauda flexuosa, labio interno rugoso.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various
M. angulatus tuberculis nodosis, cauda flexuosa, labio interiore lvi.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various

The reference to Seba, the name, and the "Cauda subulata, longitudine test" were not present.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various
Jumentum in nominis mei contemptum, tanquam in diminutione bestiae dehonestari possim, cauda truncatum est.
In Byways of Scottish History|Louis A. Barb

British Dictionary definitions for cauda

cauda

/ (ˈkɔːdə) /

noun

zoology the area behind the anus of an animal; tail

anatomy

any tail-like structure
the posterior part of an organ

Word Origin for cauda

Latin: tail

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cauda

cauda

[ kô′də ]

n. pl. cau•dae (-dē′)

A tail or taillike structure, or a tapering or elongated extremity of an organ or other part.