cauda

[ kou-duh, kaw- ]

/ ˈkaʊ də, ˈkɔ- /

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 sequence, cauchy's inequality, cauchy-riemann equations, cauchy-schwarz inequality, caucus, cauda, cauda equina, cauda pancreatis, caudad, caudaite, caudal

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Example sentences from the Web for cauda

Cauda plerumque longa, cuneata, radiis mollibus, decompositis.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume III|William Swainson
In view of the extreme interest of these cases I will shortly detail one other in which the cauda equina alone was affected.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
In many stanzas the first and the last part (frons and cauda) are anisometrical.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
Jumentum in nominis mei contemptum, tanquam in diminutione bestiae dehonestari possim, cauda truncatum est.
In Byways of Scottish History|Louis A. Barb

Here the frons is connected with the cauda, which recurs in each stanza as a kind of refrain, by means of concatenatio.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper

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

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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.