caudal | ||
1. | [ adjective ] resembling a tail | |
Synonyms: | taillike | |
Related terms: | caudate | |
2. | [ adjective ] constituting or relating to a tail | |
Examples: | "caudal appendage" |
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Related terms: | cephalic tail | |
3. | [ adverb ] toward the posterior end of the body | |
Synonyms: | caudad caudally | |
4. | [ adjective ] (of quadrupeds) situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises | |
Examples: | "caudal fins" "the caudal end of the body" |
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Related terms: | quadruped posterior | |
Similar spelling: |
caudally Cadle Caudle Caudill Caudell cattalo Cadwell Caddell Caudillo |