caudal

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
2. (not-comparable) Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior.

Noun

A caudal vertebra.

Opposite of

cephalad, cephalic

Synonyms

tail

caudally

taillike

rear

caudate

caudated

caudalis

nearer the tail

posterior

Translations

caudal

caudal

caudale

kaudal

caudal

caudal

caudaal

caudalis

Schwanz

caudale

الذّيل

kuyrukla ilgili

steißwärts

schwanzartig

schwanzwärts

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔːdəl/

Etymology

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