caudal

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caudal

/ˈkɔːdəl/

Sounds like caudle, coddle (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːdəl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin caudālis (“having a tail”).

adjective

not comparable Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body. The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes, […]
not comparable Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior.
Opposite: cephalad, cephalic

noun caudals

A caudal vertebra.

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adj pertaining to the tail

Español	caudal
日本語	尾側の bisoku no
中文	尾部的 wěibù de
Português	caudal
Français	caudal
Deutsch	kaudal, schwanzartig, Schwanz-
Italiano	caudale
Română	caudal
Русский	кауда́льный kaudálʹnyj, хвостово́й xvostovój, за́дний zádnij, ты́льный týlʹnyj
العربية	ذَنَبِيّ ḏanabiyy, ذَيْلِيّ ḏayliyy

noun caudal vertebra

Português	caudal

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@misc{caudal_2026,
  title = {caudal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caudal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}