caudal
pronunciation
How to pronounce caudal in British English:
UK ['kɔ:dl]
How to pronounce caudal in American English:
US ['kɔdəl]
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- Adjective:
- constituting or relating to a tail
- resembling a tail
- (of quadrupeds) situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises
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- Adverb:
- toward the posterior end of the body
Word Origin
- caudal
- caudal: see queue
- caudal (adj.)
- 1660s, from Latin cauda "tail of an animal," which is of unknown origin, + -al (1).
Example
- 1. But then this month , I saw a caudal fin .
- 2. Said of a caudal fin with the upper lobe longer .
- 3. Anesthesia , epidural , lumbar vertebrae , nerve block , caudal .
- 4. May also be present on the dorsal and caudal fins .
- 5. The father already had a somewhat unusual caudal fin pattern ; instead of a long band , this fish possessed elongate spots there .