Caudal

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɔːdÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -ɔːdÉ™l

Origin

From Latin cauda ("tail") + -al.

Full definition of caudal

Adjective

1. (zoology) Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
• Darwinthe male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes
• 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 3:Dassoud … stepped forward with a lash composed of the caudal appendages of half a dozen wildebeests.

Derived terms

• caudally
• caudal fin
• caudal keel
• caudal peduncle
• precaudal
• subcaudal
• supracaudal

Noun

1. A caudal vertebra.