Caudal Definition

kôdl
adjective
Of or like a tail.
Webster's New World
At or near the tail.
Webster's New World
Situated beneath or on the underside; inferior.
American Heritage Medicine
Similar to a tail in form or function.
American Heritage Medicine
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noun

A caudal vertebra.

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Other Word Forms of Caudal

Noun

Singular:
caudal
Plural:
caudals

Origin of Caudal

  • New Latin caudālis from Latin cauda tail

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin cauda (“tail”) +‎ -al.

    From Wiktionary

Caudal Sentence Examples

  • Lastly, towards the caudal region the right and left strands approach and anastomose, eventually coalescing in the mid line.

  • The last six or seven caudal vertebrae coalesce into the pygostyle, an upright blade which carries the rectrices.

  • In all the Neornithes the total number of caudal vertebrae, inclusive of those which coalesce, is reduced to at least 13.

  • Caudal vertebrae more than thirteen, without a pygostyle, but with about twelve pairs of rectrices.

  • The Saururae have the metacarpals well developed and not ancylosed, and the caudal vertebrae are numerous and large, so that.

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Words Starting With

CCACAU

Words Ending With

LALDAL

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Words Starting With C and Ending With L

Starts With C & Ends With LStarts With CA & Ends With LStarts With C & Ends With AL

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With L