Definition of CAUDAL

caudal

Plural: caudals

Adjective

  • Pertaining to or situated near the tail or posterior part.
  • constituting or relating to a tail
    • "caudal appendage"

Adjective Satellite

  • resembling a tail
  • situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises
    • "caudal fins"
    • "the caudal end of the body"

Adverb

  • toward the posterior end of the body

Adj

  • Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
  • Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior.

Noun

  • A caudal vertebra.

Examples

  • He found a caudal connection, extending a word to score points on the far end.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caudālis (“having a tail”).

Synonyms

caudally, taillike

Antonyms

cephalic, cephalad

Scrabble Score: 9

caudal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
caudal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caudal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

caudal: valid Words With Friends Word