Meaning of CAUDAL
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- [adv] toward the posterior end of the body
- [adj] (of quadrupeds) situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises; "caudal fins"; "the caudal end of the body"
- [adj] resembling a tail
- [adj] constituting or relating to a tail; "caudal appendage"
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| | Synonyms: | | caudally, caudate, caudated, posterior, taillike |
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| | Definition: | | \Cau"dal\, a. [L. Cauda tail. Cf. {Coward}.]
Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a
tail-like appendage.
The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes.
--Darwin.
{Caudal fin} (Zo["o]l.), the terminal fin (or ``tail'') of a
fish.
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| | Related Terms: | | boundary, caudate, caudated, caudiform, conclusive, definitive, determinative, endmost, eventual, extreme, farthest, final, last, limiting, polar, tail, tailed, taillike, terminal, terminating, terminative, ultimate |
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