caudate
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