Caudal
['kɔːd(ə)l] or ['kɔdl]
Definition
(adj.) 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' .
Edited by Hamilton--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage.
Checker: Marsha
Definition
adj. pertaining to the tail: having a tail or something like one.—adj. Cau′dāte tailed.
Checker: Roland
Examples
- The caudal and sacral vertebrae vary in number; as does the number of the ribs, together with their relative breadth and the presence of processes. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The joints of the tail are not connected by caudal muscles, hence it is extremely brittle, and one or more of the joints break off when the animal is even slightly irritated. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Checker: Roland