caudate

English

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin caudātus, from the Classical Latin cauda (“tail”).

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Adjective

caudate (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
  2. (zoology) Having a tail.
  3. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Caudata order of amphibians.
  4. (anatomy) Indicates an anatomical structure with a tail-like extension, such as the Caudate nucleus.

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Noun

caudate (plural caudates)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the Caudata order of amphibians.
    • 1992, Martin E. Feder, ‎Warren W. Burggren, Environmental Physiology of the Amphibians (page 291)
      Some caudates show caudal autotomy, in that part or all of the tail can be shed and subsequently regenerated.

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Italian

Adjective

caudate

  1. feminine plural of caudato

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Latin

Adjective

caudāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of caudātus
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