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caudad

/ ˈkɔːdæd /

adverb

  1. anatomy towards the tail or posterior part Compare cephalad

“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of caudad1

C19: from cauda + -ad ²
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Example Sentences

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Winter pelage comes in first on the rump and spreads caudad and ventrad.

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This area of molt then spreads cephalad and caudad.

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The molt patch extends caudad toward the tail and cephalad toward the chin.

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Dextro-caudad: extends obliquely between dextrad and caudad.

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Post antennal organs: in Collembola, oblong or ellipsoidal organs situated just caudad of the bases of the antenna.

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