'Caudal' definitions:
Definition of 'caudal'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Toward the posterior end of the body [syn: caudally, caudal]
adjective
Constituting or relating to a tail; "caudal appendage" [ant: cephalic]
adjective
Resembling a tail [syn: caudal, taillike]
adjective
Situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises; "caudal fins"; "the caudal end of the body"
Definition of 'Caudal'
From: GCIDE
- Caudal \Cau"dal\, 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. --Darwin. [1913 Webster]
- Caudal fin (Zool.), the terminal fin (or "tail") of a fish. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'caudal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- boundary,
- caudate,
- caudated,
- caudiform,
- conclusive,
- definitive,
- determinative,
- endmost,
- eventual,
- extreme,
- farthest,
- final,
- last,
- limiting,
- polar,
- tail,
- tailed,
- taillike,
- terminal,
- terminating,
- terminative,
- ultimate