Associations to the word «Caudal»

Wiktionary

CAUDAL, adjective. (zoology) Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
CAUDAL, noun. A caudal vertebra.
CAUDAL FIN, noun. The tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates.
CAUDAL FINS, noun. Plural of caudal fin
CAUDAL KEEL, noun. (ichthyology) A lateral ridge found just forward of the tail fin on the caudal peduncle of some types of fast-swimming fish, that provides stability and support to the caudal fin.
CAUDAL KEELS, noun. Plural of caudal keel
CAUDAL PEDUNCLE, noun. (ichthyology) The narrow part of a fish's body to which the caudal or tail fin is attached.
CAUDAL PEDUNCLES, noun. Plural of caudal peduncle

Dictionary definition

CAUDAL, adverb. Toward the posterior end of the body.
CAUDAL, adjective. Constituting or relating to a tail; "caudal appendage".
CAUDAL, adjective. Resembling a tail.
CAUDAL, adjective. Situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises; "caudal fins"; "the caudal end of the body".

Wise words

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