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Caudal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Caudal has 3 senses
- caudal(a = adj.pert) Array - constituting or relating to a tail; "caudal appendage" Derived form noun cauda1
- caudal(s = adj.all) taillike - resembling a tail; Array Derived form noun cauda1
- caudal(s = adj.all) Array - situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises; "caudal fins"; "the caudal end of the body"
Antonym: cephalic
Adverbial Caudal has 1 sense
- caudal(r = adv.all) caudally - toward the posterior end of the body; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
Caudal, a. [L. Cauda tail. Cf. Coward.].
Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage. [1913 Webster]
"The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
Caudal, adj.
1 of or like a tail.
2 of the posterior part of the body.
1 of or like a tail.
2 of the posterior part of the body.
Derivative
caudally adv.
Etymology
mod.L caudalis f. L cauda tail
THESAURUS
Caudal
boundary, caudate, caudated, caudiform, conclusive, definitive, determinative, endmost, eventual, extreme, farthest, final, last, limiting, polar, tail, tailed, taillike, terminal, terminating, terminative, ultimateROGET THESAURUS
Caudal
End
N end, close, termination, desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega, extreme, extremity, gable end, butt end, fag-end, tip, nib, point, tail, verge, tag, peroration, bonne bouche, bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard, consummation, denouement, finish, fate, doom, doomsday, crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain, goal, destination, limit, determination, expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination, death, end of all things, finality, eschatology, break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point, coup de grace, deathblow, knock-out-blow, sockdolager, ending, final, terminal, definitive, crowning, last, ultimate, hindermost, rear, caudal, vergent, conterminate, conterminous, conterminable, ended, at an end, settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest, conclusive, penultimate, last but one, last but two, unbegun, uncommenced, fresh, finally, in fine, at the last, once for all, as high as Heaven and as deep as hell, deficit omne quod nascitur, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, finem respice, ultimus Romanorum.Rear
N rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin.
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