caudocephalic

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adjective

Going from the tail to the head.

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Meanings

adjectivecaudocephalic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableGoing from the tail to the head.

    Cloacal gaping as a female response to males is also known in several snake species, where males perform caudocephalic waving (i.e. muscular contractions from cloaca to head) towards females [42 ,43 ], and the female responds by lifting her tail and gaping her cloaca [44 ,45 ].

    2016 January 16, “Male Courtship Pheromones Induce Cloacal Gaping in Female Newts (Salamandridae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From caudo- + cephalic.

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caudocephalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudocephalic

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