caudate |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (zoology) having a tail or taillike appendage | |
| Synonyms: | caudated | |
| Related terms: | acaudate zoology scissor-tailed swallow-tailed caudal tailed bobtail | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (botany) of a leaf shape; tapering gradually into a long taillike tip | |
| Related terms: | simple | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain | |
| Synonyms: | caudate_nucleus | |
| Related terms: | basal_ganglion corpus_striatum | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (zoology) amphibians that resemble lizards | |
| Synonyms: | urodele | |
| Related terms: | amphibian Urodella | |
| Similar spelling: |
Caudata Cadotte cadet caudad |
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