caudate
English
Etymology
From the Medieval Latin caudātus, from the Classical Latin cauda (“tail”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːdeɪt/
- Homophones: chordate, cordate (non-rhotic accents)
Adjective
caudate (not comparable)
- (botany) Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
- (zoology) Having a tail.
- (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Caudata order of amphibians.
- (anatomy) Indicates an anatomical structure with a tail-like extension, such as the Caudate nucleus.
Related terms
Translations
botany: tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex
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having a tail
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zoology: of or pertaining to the Caudata
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Noun
caudate (plural caudates)
- (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.
- 1992, Martin E. Feder, Warren W. Burggren, Environmental Physiology of the Amphibians (page 291)
Translations
member of Caudata
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Latin
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