Meanings
plural caudates
- biologyAny 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.
1992, Martin E. Feder, Warren W. Burggren, Environmental Physiology of the Amphibians, page 291
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a tail or taillike appendage
adjective(of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
nouna tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincauda“tail”
- Medieval Latincaudātus
- Englishcaudate
Borrowed from Medieval Latin caudātus, from Classical Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
More words from Medieval Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech ocasatý
- ocasatýhaving a tail
Finnish lisäkkeellinen, hännällinen
- lisäkkeellinenbotany: tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex
- hännällinenhaving a tail
- salamanteri-zoology: of or pertaining to the Caudata
- salamanterimember of Caudata
- pyrstösammakkomember of Caudata
French caudé, caudé
- caudébotany: tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex
- caudéhaving a tail
- caudatemember of Caudata
- urodèlemember of Caudata
German Schwanz-
- Schwanz-having a tail
Hungarian farkas, farkos
- farkashaving a tail
- farkoshaving a tail
- farkoszoology: of or pertaining to the Caudata
Latin caudātus
- caudātushaving a tail
Polish ogoniasty
- ogoniastyhaving a tail
Russian хвоста́тый
- хвоста́тый (xvostátyj)having a tail
Turkish kuyruklu
- kuyrukluhaving a tail
Ukrainian хвоста́тий
- хвоста́тий (xvostátyj)having a tail
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
caudate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudate
“caudate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caudate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudate.
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