caudate
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- 10
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- 12
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Definition of caudate
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
- (not-comparable)Having a tail.
- (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the Caudata order of amphibians.
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(not-comparable)Having a tail-like extension.
“the caudate nucleus”
noun
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Any member of the Caudata order of amphibians.
“Some caudates show caudal autotomy, in that part or all of the tail can be shed and subsequently regenerated.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin caudātus, from Classical Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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