caudate

What it means

1. not comparablebiologyTapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
2. not comparablebiologyHaving a tail.
3. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the Caudata order of amphibians.

In a sentence

the caudate nucleus

Where it comes from

1. Latincauda“tail”
2. Medieval Latincaudātus
3. Englishcaudate

Borrowed from Medieval Latin caudātus, from Classical Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).