caudate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Medieval Latin caudātus, from the Classical Latin cauda (“tail”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːdeɪt/
- Homophones: chordate, cordate (non-rhotic)
Adjective
[edit]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) Having a tail-like extension.
- the caudate nucleus
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Translations
[edit]member of Caudata
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Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]caudate
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]caudāte
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