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Thesaurus: caudal

Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage.

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  1. a. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage.
  2. adj. constituting or relating to a tail
  3. adj. resembling a tail
  4. adj. situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises
  5. adv. toward the posterior end of the body
  6. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage. The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes. Darwin. Caudal fin (Zoöl.), the terminal fin (or "tail") of a fish.
  7. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-likeappendage.The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes. Darwin.Caudal fin (Zoöl.), the terminal fin (or "tail") of a fish.
  8. j:100 a. constituting or relating to a tail s. resembling a tail s. situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises