caudectomy

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noun

The surgical removal of all or part of an animal's tail.

Similar
docking
OriginLatin cauda →
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Meanings

nouncaudectomy (plural caudectomies)

plural caudectomies

  1. medicineThe surgical removal of all or part of an animal's tail.

    Synonyms: docking

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe surgical removal of all or part of an animal's tail.

Similar
docking

Origin

  1. Latincauda“tail”
  2. Englishcaudectomy

From Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with caudectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA

caudectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudectomy

MLA

“caudectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caudectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudectomy.

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