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caudate

 
Dictionary: cau·date   (kô'dāt') pronunciation also cau·dat·ed
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(-dā'tĭd)
adj.
Having a tail or taillike appendage.

[Medieval Latin caudātus, from Latin cauda, tail.]

caudation cau·da'tion n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: amphibians that resemble lizards
  Synonym: urodele

The adjective caudate has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (zoology) having a tail or taillike appendage
  Synonym: caudated
  Antonym: acaudate (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: of a leaf shape; tapering gradually into a long taillike tip

 
 

 

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